Famous people · Watson
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Watson
Closest of all is Lowell Richard Bayles, from Mason, 6 mi away. Carl A. Kemme is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. No famous person’s birth in Watson is on record yet. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Carl A. Kemme
Best known
Carl A. Kemme
in 11 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Watson
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Watson 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.
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- Jimmy Kite: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Winkler: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Wolf: Mike LaChance: Flickr, e-mail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Shouse: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Berch: Macfadden Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons