Famous people · Olivet
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Olivet
The best known of them is Earle Meadows, with articles in 25 languages. The nearest, Elizabeth Patterson, was born in Savannah, 3 mi away. Next door, Savannah lists 5, led by Elizabeth Patterson. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Olivet.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Earle Meadows
Best known
Earle Meadows
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Olivet’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Olivet
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Sigismund Stribling
1881–1965American author and lawyer
Robert Selph Henry
1889–1970American lawyer, railroad executive and historian
Whitney Duncan
born 1984American country music singer and reality television contestant
Otis L. Floyd
1928–1993African-American university administrator
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Of the towns around it, Savannah has the most on record: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Olivet 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)
- Earle Meadows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Brewer: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Patterson: Trailer screenshot (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Sigismund Stribling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Duncan: Caldorwards4, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Turner: CBS Radio (Columbia Broadcasting System)/photo by Maurice Seymour, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. S. Holland: Colinedward828, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons