Famous people · Catlin
Born near Catlin: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Margaret Sanger is the most widely known, written about in 64 languages. Closest of all is Christopher Friend, from Big Flats, 6 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Catlin yet. Across the town line, Big Flats lists 4, John Maynard Woodworth first.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Margaret Sanger
Best known
Margaret Sanger
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Catlin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Catlin
Nobody born in Catlin is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Margaret Sanger
1879–1966American birth control activist and nurse
Guyford Stever
1916–2010American administrator, physicist, educator, and engineer
Eileen Collins
born 1956Astronaut and United States Air Force pilot
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
1874–1956USA IBM executive and art collector
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The best known from each town bordering Catlin.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Catlin 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 (18)
- Margaret Sanger: Los Angeles Times, restored by Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eileen Collins: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas John Watson, Sr.: The original uploader was Paul C. Lasewicz at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Roach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Caine: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Baker: Office of the Governor of Massachusetts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Phoenix: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Sevian: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Warne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Bigelow Tully: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amo Houghton: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Farwell: John Moses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deacon White: Frank N. Tomlinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Nelson Clute: Willard N. Clute, editor. Photographer not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Byrne: East Oregonian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guyford Stever: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Maynard Woodworth: Hermann Günther, Hof-Photograph Seiner Majestät des Königs n. Sr.Kgl.H.d. Prinzen Freidrich Carl. Berlin, Werderscher Markt No. 6. Dortmund, Hôtel Bellevue. Essen, vis à vis dem Berg: Märk; Bahnhof., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Lefkowitz Brown: Stephanie.sanz1932, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons