Famous people · Hanover
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hanover
Closest of all is Charles E. Townsend, from Concord, 7 mi away. Karch Kiraly is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Hanover yet. The Michigan lists hold names for 502 towns.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Karch Kiraly
Best known
Karch Kiraly
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hanover’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hanover
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert E. Horton
1875–1945United States hydrologist, soil scientist
Maynard Mack
1909–2001American literary critic and English professor
Dan Coats
born 19435th Director of National Intelligence, former United States Senator from Indiana
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hanover 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 (15)
- Karch Kiraly: therouterguy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Worden: NASA, scanned by Kipp Teague, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Coats: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Oakley: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Misner: Puzhok, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Todd Wilkinson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Robards: Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Randolph Bray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Gilbert Chaddock: see above, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Townsend: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conway MacMillan: University of Minnesota volunteer?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon Robert Dresser: C.M. Bell (Firm : Washington, D.C.), photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Cook: Moses King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Malcolm: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons