
Born near Montfort: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John J. Blaine, from Wingville, 3 mi away. Archie Hahn is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. Of the towns next door, Wingville lists John J. Blaine. No famous person on record lists Montfort as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Montfort’s famous people
Famous people born near Montfort
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Daniel B. Moore
1838–1914United States Army Medal of Honor recipient



Bob Allen
1894–1975Professional American football and baseball player


Allen Ludden
1917–1981American television personality, actor, emcee and game show host

Charles Wingender
1884–1943American football and basketball coach and a lawyer
Forrest Perkins
1920–2014American football and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Wingville: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montfort 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 (8)
- Archie Hahn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Ludden: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Blaine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Wright: Mayflower Photoplay Company / Select Pictures Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hammill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William M. Treloar: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Novak: Sam.kussow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack K. Farris: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
