Charles Edward Taylor
1868–1956American airplane mechanic
Famous people · Argenta
Born near Argenta: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Charles Edward Taylor, born in Cerro Gordo, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Alison Krauss, with articles in 44 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Argenta. Famous people are on record for 746 of the towns in Illinois.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Alison Krauss
Best known
Alison Krauss
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Argenta’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Argenta
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gene Vance
1923–2012American basketball player, college athletics administrator
Robert C. Burke
1949–1968United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Argenta 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 (9)
- Alison Krauss: Original photo by Forrest L. Smith, III. Cropped by Sven Manguard at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nan Martin: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Ferguson: Studio of Nelson Evans, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edward Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Vance: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rolla Coral McMillen: Harris & Ewing (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Warner Frantz: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert C. Burke: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Combes: NCAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons