Famous people · Gilman
Close to home: 16 famous people born near Gilman
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Gilman yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Eleanor H. Porter
Best known
Eleanor H. Porter
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gilman’s famous people
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gilman
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Gilman yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
1832–1913American chemist and inventor
Ralph Flanders
1880–1970American engineer, industrialist, and politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Gilman.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gilman, 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)
- Eleanor H. Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solon Irving Bailey: National Academy of Sciences – Annie J. Cannon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Stokoe: The original uploader was BrianRiley at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Weeks: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Calhoun Young: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Flanders: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thaddeus S. C. Lowe: Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Ross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons