Famous people · Big Foot Prairie
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Big Foot Prairie
Edith Kellman, born in Walworth, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John H. Manley, with articles in 13 languages. No famous person’s birth in Big Foot Prairie is on record yet. The Illinois lists hold names for 794 towns.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
John H. Manley
Best known
John H. Manley
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Big Foot Prairie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Big Foot Prairie
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John H. Manley
1907–1990American physicist, group leader during the Manhattan Project
Donna D. Elbert
1928–2019Physicist; mathematical author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Foot Prairie 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 (8)
- John H. Manley: Fastfission at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Gehrels: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Frederick: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elbridge Ayer Burbank: Jo Mora, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Goff: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank P. Woods: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Judson: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Samuel Goodland: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons