Famous people · Ripley
Close to home: 15 famous people born near Ripley
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Ripley yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Wesley Clair Mitchell
Best known
Wesley Clair Mitchell
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ripley’s famous people
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ripley
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Ripley yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
James Douglas Elliott
1859–1933United States federal judge
Francis M. Drake
1830–1903American soldier, businessman and politician
Frank Skinner
1897–1968American film composer and arranger
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ripley, 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 aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Wesley Clair Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bell Hatcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmelita Geraghty: W. F. Seely, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Norvo: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew C. McLaughlin: Hinsdale, B.A., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis M. Drake: Contemporary photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley J. Korsmeyer: Washington University, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Dieterich: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons