Famous people · Parker City
Born near Parker City: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Earnest B. Collins, was born in Farmland, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Wendell Meredith Stanley, with articles in 63 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Parker City. 422 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Wendell Meredith Stanley
Best known
Wendell Meredith Stanley
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Parker City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Parker City
Nobody born in Parker City is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Beverly Hatzell
1929–2005All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Wendell Meredith Stanley
1904–1971American biochemist and virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Robert Wise
1914–2005American film director, film producer and film editor
James Eli Watson
1864–1948American politician, Indiana (Republican)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parker City 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)
- Wendell Meredith Stanley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wise: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrea Drews: Werqishaxfierce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Bonham: NCAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonzi Wells: keithjj on Pixabay, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lawvere: Andrej Bauer Bmannaa at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- James Eli Watson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons