Famous people · Lindley
Born near Lindley: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Margaret Sanger, with articles in 64 languages. Carl Nery, born in Lawrenceville, 3 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Caton lists 5, led by Deacon White. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lindley.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Margaret Sanger
Best known
Margaret Sanger
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lindley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lindley
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles Franklin Phillips
1910–1998American economist
Margaret Sanger
1879–1966American birth control activist and nurse
Charles D. Baker
1846–1934American politician in New York
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
1874–1956USA IBM executive and art collector
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Famous people from the towns next door
Caton leads the towns around it, with 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lindley 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)
- Margaret Sanger: Los Angeles Times, restored by Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas John Watson, Sr.: The original uploader was Paul C. Lasewicz at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Sevian: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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