Famous people · Windsor
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Windsor
Earnest B. Collins, born in Farmland, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert Wise, with articles in 57 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Windsor yet. Across Indiana, the lists cover 426 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Robert Wise
Best known
Robert Wise
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Windsor’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Windsor
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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 Windsor 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)
- 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
- Myron McCormick: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons