Famous people · Beverly
Born near Beverly: 7 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Clifton C. Edom, was born in Baylis, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Walter A. Shewhart, with articles in 27 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Beverly. 775 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Walter A. Shewhart
Best known
Walter A. Shewhart
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Beverly’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Beverly
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Daniel Wafena Bell
1891–1971American civil servant & banker
Walter A. Shewhart
1891–1967American statistical quality control expert
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beverly 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 (6)
- Walter A. Shewhart: http://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2009/09/01/waltershewhartsep09/, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Dell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Wafena Bell: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Brainerd Cady: The University of Michigan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Nicol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lottie Holman O'Neill: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons