Famous people · Exeter
Born near Exeter: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is William B. Pine, from Bluffs, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Ken Norton, with articles in 34 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Exeter. 750 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Ken Norton
Best known
Ken Norton
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Exeter’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Exeter
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
R. Thomas Flynn
born 1938Retired president of Monroe Community College
Greene Vardiman Black
1836–1915American dentistry academic
William D. Gibbs
1869–1944Second President of what became the University of New Hampshire, USA
Frank Skinner
1897–1968American film composer and arranger
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Exeter 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)
- Ken Norton: Detrick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greene Vardiman Black: Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), cropped by Bemoeial2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Findley: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Pine: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Bryan Owen: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Edward Day: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Riggs: Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Publishers & Engravers, 134 Van Buren St., Chicago, IL., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Hanback: William G. Cutler, author. A. T. Andreas (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William D. Gibbs: UNH Library, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons