Famous people · Clayton
Close to home: 20 famous people born near Clayton
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Clayton yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Jerry Lee Lewis
Best known
Jerry Lee Lewis
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clayton’s famous people
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Famous people born near Clayton
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Clayton yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Sam Smith
born 1955American former professional basketball player born 1955
Varina Davis
1826–1906Second wife of President Jefferson Davis and First Lady of the Confederate States
Glen Ballard
born 1953American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer
Jefferson B. Snyder
1859–1951American politician and lawyer
Richard H. Truly
1937–2024American astronaut and NASA administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clayton, 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)
- Jerry Lee Lewis: photographer:Maurice Seymour, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Wright: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard H. Truly: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Swaggart: Jntracy75, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard K. Smith: ABC News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hound Dog Taylor: Eatonland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woody Sauldsberry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander O'Neal: Andrew Hurley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons