Famous people · Belknap
Born near Belknap: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Levi Casey, from Vienna, 7 mi away. Rumer Willis is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Belknap. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Rumer Willis
Best known
Rumer Willis
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Belknap’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Belknap
Nobody born in Belknap is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Dale Anderson
1916–1996Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Townsend F. Dodd
1886–1919First US Pilot of World War I to receive the DSM
Steven Curtis Chapman
born 1962American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belknap 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 (15)
- Rumer Willis: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Scopes: Smithsonian Institution Photographed by Watson Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boots Randolph: The original uploader was ACT1 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Micheaux: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irvin S. Cobb: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Curtis Chapman: klndonnelly, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Malone: Souvenir booklet about Poro College Company, St. Louis (1920-1927)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine D. Tillman: No photographer is credited in original work., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Wells: Edward Stanford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pleasant T. Chapman: James A. Rose, Illinois Secretary of State, author. Illinois Printing Company (Danville, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Townsend F. Dodd: SDASM Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Moore: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. English: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Tracy Earle: Zaida Ben-Yusuf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons