Famous people · Nortonville
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Nortonville
Closest of all is Al Reynolds, from Winchester, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Amelia Earhart, with articles in 126 languages. No famous person’s birth in Nortonville is on record yet. Across Kansas, 343 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Amelia Earhart
Best known
Amelia Earhart
in 126 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Nortonville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Nortonville
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Guy Maccoy
1904–1981American painter, printmaker, and teacher
Amelia Earhart
1897–1939American aviation pioneer and author
Jesse Stone
1901–1999American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
Andrew McDonald
1898–1988American football and college basketball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nortonville 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 (6)
- Amelia Earhart: NBC Photo-NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Tinker: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Lester Marlatt: Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester L. Mize: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Reynolds: user:sicem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Maccoy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons