Famous people · Naples
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Naples
Closest of all is William B. Pine, from Bluffs, 4 mi away. Ryan Carnes is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. No famous person’s birth in Naples is on record yet. 746 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Ryan Carnes
Best known
Ryan Carnes
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Naples’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Naples
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
R. Thomas Flynn
born 1938Retired president of Monroe Community College
Frank Skinner
1897–1968American film composer and arranger
Greene Vardiman Black
1836–1915American dentistry academic
William D. Gibbs
1869–1944Second President of what became the University of New Hampshire, USA
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
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Naples 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 (12)
- Ryan Carnes: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greene Vardiman Black: Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), cropped by Bemoeial2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy M. Rose: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Pine: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Russell Davis: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Neeley: Harris & Ewing, 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
- 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
- William D. Gibbs: UNH Library, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons