Famous people · Orestes
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Orestes
Closest of all is Bill Gaither, from Alexandria, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Wendell Willkie, with articles in 31 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Orestes. Famous people are on record for 384 of the towns in Indiana.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Wendell Willkie
Best known
Wendell Willkie
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Orestes’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Orestes
Nobody born in Orestes is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Andrew J. Cummins
1868–1923United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Wendell Willkie
1892–1944American lawyer and corporate executive
Ray Enright
1896–1965American film director, screenwriter and film editor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orestes 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 (13)
- Wendell Willkie: Greystone Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Burton: Tom Beetz @ http://home.hetnet.nl/~tbeetz/index.html, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Canary: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack Mattingly: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gaither: Original uploader was Pombeman at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Erskine: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jane Ward: Bh5unhedu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Rush: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabel Withers: Film screenshot (Producers Releasing Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Stewart: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Feek: Burningkarma, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Still: Msdixon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Rusch: Aw1805, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons