Famous people · Urbana
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Urbana
The nearest, Glenn Curtiss, was born in Hammondsport, 1 mi away. No entry yet names Urbana as a birthplace. The best known of them is Thomas John Watson, Sr., with articles in 45 languages. Next door, Bath lists 8, led by Edwin S. Underhill.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
Best known
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Urbana’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Urbana
Nobody born in Urbana is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Robert Campbell
1808–1870American politician, Lieutenant Governor of New York
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
1874–1956USA IBM executive and art collector
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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Urbana 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 (10)
- Thomas John Watson, Sr.: The original uploader was Paul C. Lasewicz at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Curtiss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Kernan: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myron Holley Clark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baird Thomas Spalding: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. Van Valkenburgh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Narcissa Whitman: (unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Averell: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin S. Underhill: Edwin S. Underhill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund C. Briggs: artist unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons