Famous people · Belle Prairie City
Born near Belle Prairie City: 7 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jerry Sloan, was born in McLeansboro, 9 mi away. 794 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there. No entry yet names Belle Prairie City as a birthplace. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Jerry Sloan
Best known
Jerry Sloan
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Belle Prairie City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Belle Prairie City
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mel Collard
1894–1971American football, basketball, and baseball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belle Prairie City 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 (4)
- Jerry Sloan: Daveiba, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Stelle: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry C. Warmoth: William Kurtz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James R. Campbell: The Neale Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons