John Henry Kinkead
1826–19043rd Governor of Nevada and 1st Governor of the District of Alaska
Famous people · Nicholson Township
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Nicholson Township
George Marshall is the most widely known, written about in 105 languages. Closest of all is John Henry Kinkead, from Smithfield, 3 mi away. Across the town line, Greensboro lists 4, John M. Millikin first. Not one famous person on record comes from Nicholson Township yet.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
George Marshall
Best known
George Marshall
in 105 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Nicholson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Nicholson Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Richard Trumka
1949–2021American attorney and organized labor leader
Bob Cowell
1924–1960American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, U.S. Navy officer
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Around it, Greensboro has the most people on record, 4 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nicholson Township 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 (9)
- Mark T. Esper: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Trumka: AFL-CIO, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Foster Sterling: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Vivian Stringer: Jimpoz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred L. Wilson: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Llewellyn Bowman: Underwood and Underwood (Washington, DC), photographers. Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Millikin: C. Freighan, Dayton, Ohio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Crow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons