Famous people · Beecher
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Beecher
Lyle Mays, born in Wausaukee, 11 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Dunbar lists John A. Gronouski. The best known of them is Robert J. Flaherty, with articles in 42 languages. No famous person on record lists Beecher as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Robert J. Flaherty
Best known
Robert J. Flaherty
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Beecher’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Beecher
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis P. Hammerberg
1920–1945United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Robert J. Flaherty
1884–1951American documentary filmmaker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beecher 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)
- Robert J. Flaherty: Arnold Genthé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Mays: Carlo "Granchius" Bonini, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Delaney Schnell: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Van Damme: The original uploader was Alaman at German Wikipedia. (Original text: Alaman), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. James Harvey: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Izzo: elizabeth kozak listello, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Gronouski: Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Gravel: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis P. Hammerberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons