Famous people · Eugene
Born near Eugene: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Alex White, born in Tuscumbia, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jack Kilby, with articles in 79 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Eugene. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Jack Kilby
Best known
Jack Kilby
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Eugene’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Eugene
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cedric the Entertainer
born 1964American actor and comedian
Chester Himes
1909–1984Fiction writer from the U.S. state of Missouri
George Howard Williams
1871–1963American politician, Missouri
Uel W. Lamkin
1877–1956American academic administrator
Lucas Kunce
born 1982Marine veteran and U.S. Senate candidate
Bill Laurie
born 1952American businessman, basketball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eugene 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 (11)
- Jack Kilby: James R. Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cedric the Entertainer: Alexander Vaughn, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Cantwell: Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maya Moore: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Himes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Howard Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Golden: Los Angeles Dodgers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leopold Seyffert: Robert Seyffert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Omer Rains: Omer L. Rains, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucas Kunce: Nicole Sandler, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Uel W. Lamkin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons