Famous people · Mount Ayr
Born near Mount Ayr: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Warren T. McCray, from Brook, 7 mi away. George Ade is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68. After Gary, the next longest list in Indiana is Muncie’s, with 68.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
George Ade
Best known
George Ade
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mount Ayr’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mount Ayr
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
1863–1942American author, journalist and teacher
Winona Hazel Welch
1896–1990U.S. botanist, bryologist, professor
George Ade
1866–1944American writer, newspaper columnist and playwright
Frances Janssen
1926–2008All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Ayr 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 (12)
- George Ade: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Condon: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Rice: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Buyer: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Phillips: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Harmon: J. Frederick Rentschler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Faris: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Stephen Kanne: U.S. 7th Circuit Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall L. Tobias: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Chancellor: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Smith: Barry Stahl, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons