19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bingham
June Squibb is the most widely known, written about in 47 languages. Closest of all is Ray Richmond, from Fillmore, 3 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Bingham. 769 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Bingham’s famous people
Famous people born near Bingham
Nobody born in Bingham is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.












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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bingham 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 (12)
- Matt Hughes: Tom Nguyen ("enviziondotnet") on Flickr., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. L. Hunt: H. L. Hunt, author. H. L. Hunt Press (Dallas, TX), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Bellaver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil Miller: uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank S. Dickson: Frank S. Dickson, article author. Louis L. Emmerson, Illinois Secretary of State, compiler and editor. Illinois State Journal (Springfield, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Remann: "Chicago Tribune" (Chicago, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Joel Deckard: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Claypool: Eric Guo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid Detmers: Mogami Kariya, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Roe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carole Green: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Staff: AP Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons