Robert D. Booker
1920–1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Famous people · Delight Township
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Delight Township
The nearest, Robert D. Booker, was born in Callaway, 4 mi away. Jay Wright Forrester is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Delight Township. The longest list in Nebraska is Lincoln’s, with 45 names.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Jay Wright Forrester
Best known
Jay Wright Forrester
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Delight Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Delight Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Earl J. Atkisson
1886–1941Colonel of the 1st Gas Regiment in World War I
Ray B. McCandless
1889–1931American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach
James Robertson
1907–1994American economist and government official
Jay Wright Forrester
1918–2016American operations researcher
Kirstin Cronn-Mills
born 1968Author of children's and young adult books
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delight 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 (5)
- Earl Cooper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Kuroki: SDASM Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl J. Atkisson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirstin Cronn-Mills: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray B. McCandless: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons