Famous people · Ursa Township
Born near Ursa Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Ella Ewing, born in La Grange, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Mary Astor, with articles in 64 languages. The list for Ursa Township is empty for now. Over the border in Canton, 6 names are on record, led by Bill Russell.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Mary Astor
Best known
Mary Astor
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ursa Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ursa Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Moore
1878–1962Missouri attorney and United States federal judge
Bill Russell
1905–1992American music historian and modernist composer
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Around it, Canton has the most people on record, 6 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ursa 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)
- Mary Astor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Tibbets: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Henry: Webjedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Livingston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Earl Hughes: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Ewing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Ellsworth Noland: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tilghman Lloyd: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Arnim White: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Lawrence Greene: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons