Famous people · Christiana
Born near Christiana: 21 famous people within 35 miles
William P. Murphy is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Christiana yet. The nearest, Matt Kenseth, was born in Cambridge, 4 mi away. Next door, Albion lists 3, led by Rasmus Bjørn Anderson.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
William P. Murphy
Best known
William P. Murphy
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Christiana’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Christiana
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Carolyn Blanchard Allen
1921–2018Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Will Butcher
born 1995American professional ice hockey defenceman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Christiana 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 (11)
- William P. Murphy: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Kenseth: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Sawyer: JESawyer1975, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Vetter: _becaro_, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Erickson: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Stricker: Kemberly Groue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sterling North: TheCatalyst31, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad Elvehjem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rasmus Bjørn Anderson: Rasmus B. Anderson (1846-1837), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Sullivan: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Halvor Steenerson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons