Voltairine de Cleyre
1866–1912American anarchist writer and feminist
Famous people · Rives Township
Born near Rives Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Voltairine de Cleyre, was born in Leslie, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Rives Township. Karch Kiraly is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Across the town line, Tompkins Township lists one, Henry F. Thomas.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Karch Kiraly
Best known
Karch Kiraly
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rives Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rives Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dan Coats
born 19435th Director of National Intelligence, former United States Senator from Indiana
Robert E. Horton
1875–1945United States hydrologist, soil scientist
Clarence W. Avery
1882–1949Driving force behind Ford Motor Company's moving assembly line/president/chairman of auto-body supplier Murray Corporation
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The most names next door are in Tompkins Township: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rives Township 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)
- Karch Kiraly: therouterguy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Voltairine de Cleyre: William J. Kuebler Jr., Public domain, 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
- William Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Clark: Svenn Edvinsen, Hønefoss Ballklubb, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry F. Thomas: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons