13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Richwood
The best known of them is Frank Lloyd Wright, with articles in 179 languages. Constance Kies, born in Blue River, 5 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Eagle lists 2, led by Beauford T. Anderson. The list for Richwood is empty for now.
#1 best knownFrank Lloyd WrightWriting & Arts · 1867–1959+9more
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richwood 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.
Raymond Leo Burke: The original uploader was Geerlingguy at English Wikipedia.. According to his talk page, it was his own work, taken after a seminary graduation ceremony., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lynda Barry: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Vernon Wallace Thomson: Office of the Governor of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons