Famous people · Verona
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Verona
Josh Hutcherson is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. The nearest list is next door in Crittenden: one name, Nathaniel Fish McClure. Closest of all is Lulu Vere Childers, from Dry Ridge, 9 mi away. No famous person on record lists Verona as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Josh Hutcherson
Best known
Josh Hutcherson
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Verona’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Verona
Nobody born in Verona is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Richard Yates
1815–187313th Governor of Illinois, U.S. Senator
Michael Callen
1955–1993American writer, musician and AIDS activist
Billy Taylor
1870–1905Baseball third baseman for the Louisville Colonels in 1898
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Famous people from the towns next door
Crittenden has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Verona 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)
- Josh Hutcherson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnie Risen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Yates: Brady-Handy collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carly Pearce: BruceC007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Gates Lloyd: Name of photographer not given., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun Alexander: derivative work: Latics SeahawksTC-EWU-118.jpg: Tom McDonald, Jason Fierle., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Works: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Fish McClure: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons