Famous people · Godley
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Godley
The nearest, Doug Pinnick, was born in Braidwood, 2 mi away. Braceville, which borders it, has one on its list: Al Braithwood. The best known of them is Kiiara, with articles in 24 languages. No famous person’s birth in Godley is on record yet.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Kiiara
Best known
Kiiara
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Godley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Godley
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Mitchell
1870–1919(1870-1919) American labor leader
Dutch Lonborg
1898–1985American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Isaac Arthur Abt
1867–1955American pediatrician and university teacher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Godley 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)
- Tanner Roark: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Pinnick: opethpainter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis M. Long: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mitchell: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Randall Edström: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Cutshaw: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Feely: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Arthur Abt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons