Famous people · Junction City
Born near Junction City: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Peter Weller is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Closest of all is Bryan Reffner, from Rudolph, 7 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Junction City. Next door, Eau Pleine lists one, Don C. Hall.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Peter Weller
Best known
Peter Weller
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Junction City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Junction City
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Suzy Favor Hamilton
born 1968American middle-distance runner, former escort and mental health activist
Grim Natwick
1890–1990American artist, animator, and film director
Clayton K. Slack
1896–1976United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Junction 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 (15)
- Peter Weller: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonnie Bartlett: Alan Light, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Daly: CBS staff?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Weber-Gale: Nicole from Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Pavelski: Ivan Makarov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Caufield: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzy Favor Hamilton: Sargossa, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grim Natwick: Jud Hurd (1913-2005), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janel McCarville: SusanLesch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Zimmermann: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Trickle: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thor Johnson: Photographer not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Sue Vruwink: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Wilmot: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton K. Slack: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons