Famous people · Danvers
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Danvers
The nearest, Mark Kennedy, was born in Benson, 8 mi away. Elmer Austin Benson is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. No famous person on record lists Danvers as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 410 of the towns in Minnesota.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Elmer Austin Benson
Best known
Elmer Austin Benson
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Danvers’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Danvers
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cliff Olson
1905–1990
Margaret Sordahl
1906–1995Naturalist for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Richard Allen Peterson
1923–2000American fighter pilot and architect
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Danvers 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 (7)
- Elmer Austin Benson: Abe Altrowitz and George W. Kelley, Working Newspapermen's Volunteer Committee for the Reelection of Governor Benson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clinton Sundberg: Photo by Maurice Seymour, Chicago., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Kennedy: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Rheingans: Sasa21, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Koosman: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Sordahl: Image shows Margaret Sordahl, by unknown photographer, from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/15060, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Allen Peterson: USAAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons