Famous people · Martinsburg Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Martinsburg Township
Closest of all is Ryan Carnes, from Pittsfield, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Walter A. Shewhart, with articles in 27 languages. No entry yet names Martinsburg Township as a birthplace. In Illinois, 783 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Walter A. Shewhart
Best known
Walter A. Shewhart
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Martinsburg Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Martinsburg Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles Russell Davis
1849–1930American politician, Minnesota
Edith Ronald Mirrielees
1878–1962
James E. Flynn
1842–1913American soldier (1842–1913); recipient of the Medal of Honor
Lloyd C. Stark
1886–1972Governor of Missouri from 1937 to 1941
Walter A. Shewhart
1891–1967American statistical quality control expert
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Martinsburg Township 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 (10)
- Walter A. Shewhart: http://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2009/09/01/waltershewhartsep09/, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Carnes: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Gillingwater: Johnson Briscoe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy M. Rose: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd C. Stark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Russell Davis: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Neeley: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell W. Keeney: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Ronald Mirrielees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Flynn: Shores, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons