James A. Norton
1843–1912American doctor, lawyer and politician
Famous people · Burgoon
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Burgoon
The best known of them is Robert Knepper, with articles in 42 languages. Closest of all is James A. Norton, from Bettsville, 2 mi away. No entry yet names Burgoon as a birthplace. Across Ohio, the lists cover 718 towns.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Robert Knepper
Best known
Robert Knepper
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Burgoon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Burgoon
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles Foster
1828–190435th Governor of Ohio and 40th Secretary of the Treasury
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burgoon 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 (14)
- Robert Knepper: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Coleman: photo taken by flickr user stark23x, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Foster: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Myrick: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Woodson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodger Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Gillmor: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Jackson: Baltimore Orioles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Hyde: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur W. Overmyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Norton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Quinn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Goodin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John N. W. Rumple: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons