Famous people · Lake City
Born near Lake City: 28 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Denman Thompson, was born in Girard, 2 mi away. Paul J. Weitz is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. Of the bordering towns, Girard has the longest list: 2, with Denman Thompson at the top. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lake City.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Paul J. Weitz
Best known
Paul J. Weitz
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake City
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Clarence B. Culbertson
1869–1951American lawyer and politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Girard counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake City 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 (16)
- Paul J. Weitz: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Burns: Brother87, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph D. Pistone: United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Tompkins: Sam Beebe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonas Wendell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Rich: University of Michigan Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Bolles: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erastus J. Turner: "The Hoxie Sentinel" (Kenneth, KS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Truesdale: Evans Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Osee M. Hall: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Constantine Culbertson: “The U.S. House of Representatives - Portraits of Congressmen” (detail), Once A Week newspaper, 1891, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denman Thompson: William McKenzie Morrison, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Effie Louise Power: Library Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Pillion: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence B. Culbertson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Halben Butler: "The Courier-Journal" (Louisville, KY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons