Famous people · Jessie
Close to home: 12 famous people born near Jessie
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Jessie yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
John Bell Hatcher
Best known
John Bell Hatcher
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jessie’s famous people
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Famous people born near Jessie
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Jessie yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Erling Platou
1896–1958American basketball player and pediatrician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jessie, 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 (7)
- John Bell Hatcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Ryum Amlie: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hjalmar Carl Nygaard: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iris Westman: Nekitbulik01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Einar Maynard Gunderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Stromme: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert T. Harden: Florida Gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons