Famous people · De Witt
Close to home: 24 famous people born near De Witt
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in De Witt yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Maxwell D. Taylor
Best known
Maxwell D. Taylor
in 32 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near De Witt
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in De Witt yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Barbara Sinatra
1927–2017American model, showgirl, and socialite; wife of Zeppo Marx and Frank Sinatra
James Boyce
1922–1990American businessman and Republican politician
Maxwell D. Taylor
1901–1987American military officer and diplomat
Jane Hadley Barkley
1911–1964Second Lady of the United States from 1949 to 1953
Frank E. Wade
1873–1930American football player and coach, lawyer, piano manufacturer
Virgil M. Bett
1915–1998Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison 1956
Noel Shull
born 1942Missouri representative and member of the Republican party
Annette Sinclair
1916–2005Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1949
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is De Witt, 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)
- Maxwell D. Taylor: Defense Technical Information Center[1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Sinatra: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Hadley Barkley: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Sweatman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry von Meter: Continental Pictures / Independent Sales Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Boone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Simpson: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Davis Johnson: "The Sedalia Democrat" (Sedalia, MO)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons