Rose Mary Woods
1917–2005Personal secretary to the President of the United States
Famous people · Beloit
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Beloit
Closest of all is Rose Mary Woods, from Sebring, 1 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Beloit yet. Across the town line, Sebring lists 3, Rose Mary Woods first. Perry King is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Perry King
Best known
Perry King
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Beloit’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Beloit
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Corwin Mendenhall
1841–1924American physicist and meteorologist
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The best known from each town bordering Beloit.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beloit 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 (12)
- Perry King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yuri Lowenthal: Warlordcubs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Corwin Mendenhall: Hell&Fischer Philadelphia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Mary Woods: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerri Nielsen: United States National Science Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Allen Campbell: . The original uploader was Lost Fugitive at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Viktor Schreckengost: Paul Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Hamblin: Canyonconnections, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Curran Mendenhall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. W. Temple: Rogers, A.D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonas H. McGowan: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons