Born near Whites Landing: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, George E. Boysen, was born in Port Clinton, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Robert Knepper, with articles in 42 languages. No famous person’s birth in Whites Landing is on record yet. The Ohio lists hold names for 775 towns.
What stands out about Whites Landing’s famous people
Famous people born near Whites Landing
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





John Emerson
1874–1956Stage actor, playwright, producer, and director of silent films


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whites Landing 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)
- Robert Knepper: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Randleman: Larry Burton on Picasa Web Albums, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Coleman: photo taken by flickr user stark23x, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott May: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Frohman: Danial Frohman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Kelsey: Film screenshot (Sam Katzman Prod.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Emerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons