Charles Morse Huffer
1894–1981American astronomer and instructor
Famous people · Marietta
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Marietta
Charles Morse Huffer, born in Edinburgh, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jon Schaffer, with articles in 21 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Marietta yet. 400 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Jon Schaffer
Best known
Jon Schaffer
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Marietta’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Marietta
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Roger Slifer
1954–2015American comic book writer, screenwriter, and television producer
Edith Jones Woodward
1914–2002American astronomer and college professor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marietta 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 (7)
- Jon Schaffer: Markus Felix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Alford: Dirk Hansen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Duggan: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maude Turner Gordon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Shaw: El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hogan: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Phipps: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons