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Concise guides to notable figures, especially
Danville natives.
Danville
Natives: Introduction
& Map | Gene
Hackman | Donald
O'Connor (external link) |
Bobby Short
| Joe Tanner
| Dick Van
Dyke | Jerry
Van Dyke
Other
Pathfinders: Stanley
Kubrick | Rod
Serling
For a town of only 34,000, Danville has produced some
serious star power. In addition to its most famous
sons -- Dick
and Jerry Van Dyke,
Gene Hackman,
Bobby Short,
and Donald
O'Connor -- Danville was also home to Space
Shuttle astronaut Joe
Tanner, 1930's actress Helen
Morgan, author Helen
Wells, former speaker of the House
"Uncle" Joe
Cannon, NFL quarterback and coach Zeke
Bratkowski, and many others. Most of
them are honored with a series of street markers located
throughout the city. An abbreviated map appears
below.
CLICK ON A
PERSON TO VIEW HIS PATHFINDER
(Map courtesy Danville Area
Convention & Visitors' Bureau)
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