Famous people · Blakely Township
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Blakely Township
Closest of all is Oliver Kirk, from Beatrice, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Robert Taylor, with articles in 43 languages. No entry yet names Blakely Township as a birthplace. 233 towns across Nebraska can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Robert Taylor
Best known
Robert Taylor
in 43 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blakely Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blakely Township
Nobody born in Blakely Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Gene L. Coon
1924–1973American screenwriter, TV producer and novelist, best known for his work on Star Trek
Clifford Dwight Waldo
1913–2000American political scientist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blakely 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 (9)
- Robert Taylor: Photographer: Eric Carpenter (1909–1976), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Kirk: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Shaw: Cine Mundial, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Meyer: Alaska Senate Majority, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weldon Kees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Altman: Beaverbasketball, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Diekman: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry L. Hollingworth: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Witte: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons