
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bondville
Closest of all is Jeff Pfeffer, from Seymour, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Roger Ebert, with articles in 100 languages. No entry yet names Bondville as a birthplace. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 773 towns.
What stands out about Bondville’s famous people
Famous people born near Bondville
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Tom Harrell
born 1946American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bondville 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)
- Roger Ebert: Sound Opinions, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Holley: Sol Goldberg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lars Peter Hansen: Ricardomayer at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie Garth: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Graham: Monica Boirar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Harrell: Tom Beetz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin V. Champion: Photo Historian of the United States House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Pfeffer: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons