Famous people · Wataga
Born near Wataga: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Carl Sandburg, with articles in 86 languages. The nearest, Kid Mohler, was born in Oneida, 4 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Wataga yet. 749 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Carl Sandburg
Best known
Carl Sandburg
in 86 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wataga’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wataga
Nobody born in Wataga is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.
1859–1896American engineer
Ernest de Koven Leffingwell
1875–1971American geologist and explorer
Max Hunter Harrison
1893–1986
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wataga 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)
- Carl Sandburg: Al Ravenna, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Hartley: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Hamilton: Todd_Hamilton_uncropped.jpg: SN#1 @ Flickr derivative work: Austin512, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Samuelson: University of Idaho, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justina Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest de Koven Leffingwell: credited to Ernest deKoven Leffingwell; cropped by uploader, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Wilson: Jimmy Baikovicius from Montevideo, Uruguay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kid Mohler: Harry Murphy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Henry Jelliff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons