Famous people · Farwell
Born near Farwell: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Grover Cleveland Alexander, from Elba, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Henry Fonda, with articles in 100 languages. No famous person on record lists Farwell as their birthplace yet. Lincoln’s 45 names make the longest list in Nebraska.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Henry Fonda
Best known
Henry Fonda
in 100 Wikipedia languages
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Farwell
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farwell 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)
- Henry Fonda: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Abbott: The original uploader was Mirth at Russian Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Baird: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Abbott: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover Cleveland Alexander: Mattingly23, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Lynn Christensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Coleman Pickett: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Jacobsen: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons