Famous people · Neapolis
Born near Neapolis: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is James W. Forsyth, with articles in 9 languages. Closest of all is Grace MacGowan Cooke, from Grand Rapids, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Neapolis is on record yet. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 754 towns.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
James W. Forsyth
Best known
James W. Forsyth
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Neapolis’ famous people
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Famous people born near Neapolis
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Henry Ware Lawton
1843–1899United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Neapolis 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 (7)
- James W. Forsyth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Haubiel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ware Lawton: Alden March, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Donnal: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace MacGowan Cooke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cary Van Fleet: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Beatty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons