Famous people · Le Roy
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Le Roy
Gordon Willey is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Le Roy. The nearest, Kink Richards, was born in Garden Grove, 4 mi away. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Gordon Willey
Best known
Gordon Willey
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Le Roy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Le Roy
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Walter S. Kennedy
1873–1954American football player and coach, newspaper publisher
Wilmatte Porter Cockerell
1870–1957American entomologist, botanist, scientific collector and teacher
Theodore M. Stuart
1883–1946American football player and coach, attorney
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Le Roy and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, 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, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (14)
- Meridel Le Sueur: K. Kendall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John McConnell: Charles Michael Murray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zales Ecton: USGov-Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George McGill: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L. J. Dickinson: National Photo Company; photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Thurston: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Clinton Porter: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Howard: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Tuttle: Squish E, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mortimer Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin O. McLaughlin: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Evans: The Boston Globe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. McGrew Willis: Christie Film Company / Producers Distributing Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore M. Stuart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons