Born near Bedford Park: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Jane Lynch, with articles in 59 languages. Of the towns next door, Chicago lists the most: 37, with Walt Disney first. The nearest, Dan Donegan, was born in Oak Lawn, 4 mi away. The list for Bedford Park is empty for now.
What stands out about Bedford Park’s famous people
Famous people born near Bedford Park
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Jenny McCarthy
born 1972American actress, model, activist, television personality and author


David A. Patterson
born 1947American computer scientist
Paul Marcinkus
1922–2006Catholic archbishop, former head of the Vatican Bank



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Famous people from the towns next door
Chicago leads the towns around it, with 37 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bedford Park 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 (9)
- Jane Lynch: Peterb1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Hayes: Sean Hayes - 브로드웨이 진출한 LG 드럼세탁기.jpg: LG전자, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Guzan: Antonio.tinajero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lewis: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Leona Woods: Argonne National Laboratory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David A. Patterson: Peg Skorpinski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leah Poulos: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Disney: Boy Scouts of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Kluszewski: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

