Famous people · Ashkum
Born near Ashkum: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Dennis Edward Spies, born in Clifton, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is P. C. Cast, with articles in 21 languages. No famous person’s birth in Ashkum is on record yet. 748 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
P. C. Cast
Best known
P. C. Cast
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ashkum’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ashkum
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ashkum 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.
Photo credits (5)
- Rex Everhart: photographer-Eileen Darby/Graphic House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fern Andra: Verl. Herm. Leiser, Berlin-Wilm. / Phot. Gerlach Nr. 300, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vaughn Walker: Sam Attal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Koestner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Crangle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons