Wright Morris
1910–1998American photographer and novelist
Famous people · Prairie Island Township
Born near Prairie Island Township: 29 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Wright Morris, was born in Central City, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Evan Williams, with articles in 30 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Prairie Island Township. The longest list in Nebraska is Lincoln’s, with 45 names.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Evan Williams
Best known
Evan Williams
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Prairie Island Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Prairie Island Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bernard Palmer
1914–1998American author of Christian juvenile fiction
Louise Long
1886–1966American screenwriter, educator, author, and film editor
Margaret Wooster Curti
1892–19611892-1961 , psychologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prairie Island 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 (7)
- Evan Williams: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Archer: Cathy Estes Sparks, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley K. Hathaway: USDOI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Usher: PoolSafely, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John N. Norton: Sara Mullin Baldwin, Robert Morton Baldwin, authors. The Baldwin Company (Hebron, NE), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Lovejoy: Jeffers, Vibert .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);b…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons