
Born near Cotterell Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Charles H. Purcell, was born in North Bend, 4 mi away. Next door, the list for North Bend holds Charles H. Purcell. The best known of them is Marg Helgenberger, with articles in 42 languages. No famous person on record lists Cotterell Township as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Cotterell Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Cotterell Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








Francis Rudolph Shonka
1906–1970American physicist and inventor
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, North Bend has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cotterell 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 (8)
- Marg Helgenberger: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Larson: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Edgerton: Bill Chaplis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Sommars: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Dern: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Armstrong: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Shepard: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Purcell: Joe De Narie for the San Francisco Examiner, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
