Famous people · Atwater
Born near Atwater: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Walter Curran Mendenhall, born in Marlboro, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Perry King, with articles in 37 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Atwater. In Ohio, 774 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Perry King
Best known
Perry King
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Atwater’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Atwater
Nobody born in Atwater is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William R. Day
1849–1923US Supreme Court justice from 1903 to 1922
Rose Mary Woods
1917–2005Personal secretary to the President of the United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Atwater 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 (11)
- Perry King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yuri Lowenthal: Warlordcubs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Day: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Bangle: Original: Jean-Baptiste LABRUNE from Cambridge, MA, USA / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Eye: Trixotoulis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Mary Woods: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Viktor Schreckengost: Paul Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. W. Curtiss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Curran Mendenhall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Korver: Telecineguy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons