Famous people · Medill
Born near Medill: 31 famous people within 35 miles
Conrad Nagel is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Closest of all is Neil Smelser, from Kahoka, 3 mi away. Across Missouri, 433 towns list someone born there. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Medill.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Conrad Nagel
Best known
Conrad Nagel
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Medill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Medill
Nobody born in Medill is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Elsa Maxwell
1883–1963American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess
Alden W. Clausen
1923–2013American businessman, President of the World Bank, 1981-1986
Edwin T. Layton
1903–1984U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, noted for intelligence work during the Second World War
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Medill 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 (18)
- Conrad Nagel: film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elsa Maxwell: Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ina Coolbrith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nedra Volz: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Page: Victor-ny, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Earl Hughes: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Kimball: Studio of Joseph Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin T. Layton: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Steunenberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Smith W. Brookhart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cal McVey: Warren - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Eliza Young: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Marsh: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Wheat: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Richard Webber: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hyrum Smith: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Knight: Frank Ellwood Esshom, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maynard C. Krueger: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons