Famous people · Winchester
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Winchester
The nearest, Floyd L. Brown, was born in Seaman, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Chilton A. White, with articles in 7 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Winchester. In Ohio, 715 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Chilton A. White
Best known
Chilton A. White
in 7 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Winchester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Winchester
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Bare
1899–1981American military officer and modern pentathlete
Archelaus D. Marsh
1844–1904Politician from Celina, Ohio, United States
Robert A. Kehoe
1893–1992American occupational medicine specialist who advocated the use of tetraethyllead in gasoline
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winchester 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 (8)
- Chilton A. White: presidentusgrant.com * Merrymeeting Archives LLC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mills Gardner: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damien Burroughs: Australian Paralympic Committee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. Swain: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archelaus D. Marsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carr Van Anda: Joe Ondreicka, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bare: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Pelfrey: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons