Famous people · Ursa
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ursa
Closest of all is Ella Ewing, from La Grange, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Ursa yet. Mary Astor is the most widely known, written about in 64 languages. Famous people are on record for 746 of the towns in Illinois.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Mary Astor
Best known
Mary Astor
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ursa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ursa
The 12 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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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ursa 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 (6)
- 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
- Ella Ewing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Ellsworth Noland: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons