Famous people · Hayes
Close to home: 17 famous people born near Hayes
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Hayes yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Bobby Lashley
Best known
Bobby Lashley
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hayes’s famous people
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Famous people born near Hayes
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Hayes yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Henry Varnum Poor
1887–1970American painter, potter, and architect
Harry Beaumont
1888–1966American film director, actor, and screenwriter
Curtis D. Summers
1929–1992Engineer and roller coaster designer
Bobby Lashley
born 1976American professional wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
Marillyn Hewson
born 1953American business executive; former president, chair and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin
Walter D. Ehlers
1921–2014United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hayes, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Bobby Lashley: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Engle: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Beaumont: Hartsock (?), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marillyn Hewson: Aubrey Gemignani, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adna R. Chaffee Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Avery: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Rockwell Hook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter D. Ehlers: Cherie A. Thurlby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons