Famous people · Sanborn
Close to home: 9 famous people born near Sanborn
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Sanborn yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Michael Bailey Smith
Best known
Michael Bailey Smith
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sanborn’s famous people
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sanborn
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Sanborn yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Joel Potrykus
born 1977American film director and screenwriter
Lucille F. Stickel
1915–2007American wildlife toxicologist
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The best known from each town bordering Sanborn.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sanborn, 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 (7)
- Michael Bailey Smith: vagueonthehow, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille F. Stickel: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald B. Duncan: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Comstock: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Scott: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Potrykus: Vincent Courtois, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Vernon Mack: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons