Colt Cabana
born 1980American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and podcaster
Famous people · Bannockburn
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bannockburn
The best known of them is Charlie Kirk, with articles in 85 languages. Highland Park, which borders it, has 56 on its list, the best known Aaron Swartz. Closest of all is Colt Cabana, from Deerfield, 2 mi away. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Charlie Kirk
Best known
Charlie Kirk
in 85 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bannockburn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bannockburn
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Aaron Swartz
1986–2013American computer programmer and internet-political activist
Bill Cassidy
born 1957American physician and politician
Matt Grevers
born 1985American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
Pete Wilson
born 1933Governor of California from 1991 to 1999
Archibald MacLeish
1892–1982American poet and Librarian of Congress
Fred Karger
born 1950American political consultant and activist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Highland Park lists the most people: 56.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bannockburn 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 (20)
- Charlie Kirk: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Slick: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Borstein: File:Alex Borstein by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg: Gage Skidmore derivative work: Begoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald MacLeish: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Adsit: Florida Supercon from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Spector: Birmingham City F.C., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lili Taylor: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Weston: Rae Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Cassidy: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian McBride: JamesGrantGroup, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Witwer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Grevers: Muse Girl from Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Wilson: Robert D. Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haley Reinhart: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Patterson Schmidt: MisterHOP, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Strobel: Lindy Hopper Phoenix, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivia Smoliga: ~~swimfreak~~, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felice Herrig: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colt Cabana: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Karger: IowaPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons