Famous people · Kingston
Born near Kingston: 3 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Clifton C. Edom, from Baylis, 9 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Kingston. The best known of them is Walter A. Shewhart, with articles in 27 languages. Across Illinois, the lists cover 787 towns.
Born nearby
3
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Walter A. Shewhart
Best known
Walter A. Shewhart
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kingston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kingston
They were born in 3 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 Kingston 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 (2)
- Walter A. Shewhart: http://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2009/09/01/waltershewhartsep09/, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Wafena Bell: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons