Ralph Flanders
1880–1970American engineer, industrialist, and politician
Famous people · Monroe
Born near Monroe: 30 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ralph Flanders, from Barnet, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Bode Miller, with articles in 46 languages. Of the bordering towns, Littleton has the longest list: 13, with Eleanor H. Porter at the top. No famous person’s birth in Monroe is on record yet.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Bode Miller
Best known
Bode Miller
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Monroe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Monroe
The 30 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Brinton McClellan Harvey
1864–1928American journalist and diplomat
Charles P. Mattocks
1840–1910U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroe 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 (23)
- Bode Miller: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor H. Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thaddeus Stevens: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solon Irving Bailey: National Academy of Sciences – Annie J. Cannon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Calhoun Young: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Flanders: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Brinton McClellan Harvey: George_Brinton_McClellan_Harvey.jpg: Harris & Ewing derivative work: Jbarta, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hamilton Peabody: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Page: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Ross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Willard: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick G. Fleetwood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Clay Ide: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David J. Foster: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Fairbanks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel Hastings Arnold: James Sullivan Lincoln, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Davis: Paul A Chadbourne; Walter Burritt Moore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles P. Mattocks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evarts Worcester Farr: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Benton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adeline Morrison Swain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amasa Lyman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons