Walter A. Shewhart
1891–1967American statistical quality control expert
Famous people · El Dara
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of El Dara
Closest of all is Walter A. Shewhart, from New Canton, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in El Dara is on record yet. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Walter A. Shewhart
Best known
Walter A. Shewhart
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about El Dara’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near El Dara
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Daniel Wafena Bell
1891–1971American civil servant & banker
Lloyd C. Stark
1886–1972Governor of Missouri from 1937 to 1941
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is El Dara 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 (8)
- Walter A. Shewhart: http://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2009/09/01/waltershewhartsep09/, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Gillingwater: Johnson Briscoe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Dell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd C. Stark: 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