Famous people · Niles
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Niles
Closest of all is Archie W. Butcher, from Solomon, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Harry Beaumont, with articles in 25 languages. Across Kansas, the lists cover 359 towns. The list for Niles is empty for now.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Harry Beaumont
Best known
Harry Beaumont
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Niles’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Niles
Nobody born in Niles is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Harry Beaumont
1888–1966American film director, actor, and screenwriter
Curtis D. Summers
1929–1992Engineer and roller coaster designer
Geraldine L. Richmond
born 1953American chemist and physicist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Niles 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 (8)
- Harry Beaumont: Hartsock (?), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Frye: I.E. Chadwick Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrianna Franch: Ray Terrill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Murdock: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geraldine L. Richmond: Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Graves: TruckingMatters, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Carlin: National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peggy Hull: The Bismarck tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons