Famous people · Leavenworth
Born near Leavenworth: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Audrey Call, born in Alton, 7 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Leavenworth. The best known of them is Frederick Terman, with articles in 22 languages. Across Indiana, 413 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Frederick Terman
Best known
Frederick Terman
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Leavenworth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Leavenworth
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Catharine Merrill
1824–1900American Civil War nurse and professor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leavenworth 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 (9)
- Frederick Terman: Ric Teague, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Jenner: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Self Ridley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. Zenor: The Neale Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Theopilus Jones: H.B. Hall & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catharine Merrill: Theodore Clement Steele, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Lucas: Stuart Rowlands, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strother M. Stockslager: unidentified illustrator, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Audrey Call: Vakdad, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons