Famous people · Cordova
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cordova
Robert B. Wilson is the most widely known, written about in 44 languages. Closest of all is Anna Louise Strong, from Friend, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Cordova. The longest list in Nebraska is Lincoln’s, with 45 names.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Robert B. Wilson
Best known
Robert B. Wilson
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cordova’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cordova
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert B. Wilson
born 1937American economist and Nobel laureate
John E. Nelson
born 1935Attorney and member of the Nebraska Legislature
Cecil Kern
1885–1967American stage and film actress and theater director
Frederick Ballard
1884–1957American playwright and screenwriter
George F. Sprague
1902–1998American geneticist and maize researcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cordova 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 (15)
- Anna Louise Strong: Tim Davenport, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Niblo: Bain News Sevice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coleen Gray: Grisha Goluboff (1919-2002), american violonist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Bereuter: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Koch: Sam_Koch_and_John_Harbaugh.jpg: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA derivative work: Rockfang, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Mills: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Clarke Fenselau: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- F. F. Bosworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Chapman: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Barnard: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Qveen Herby: Southern Arkansas University, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Zeleny: Dywseow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil Kern: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackson B. Chase: US Government printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher. Via HathiTrust., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Culver: Robertbattle at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons