Famous people · Brimfield
Born near Brimfield: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Fred Ekstrand, from Yates City, 8 mi away. Betty Friedan is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. No famous person on record lists Brimfield as their birthplace yet. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 747 towns.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Betty Friedan
Best known
Betty Friedan
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brimfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brimfield
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Burton Morse
1867–1941Architect from Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
William Lane Craig
born 1949American Christian apologist and theologian
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brimfield 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 (9)
- Betty Friedan: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer. Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ogden Stiers: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Pryor: GAC=General Artists Corporation (management)/Photographer:Berk Costello, New York City/Mister Kelly's, who sent the photo and release to the press., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Simmons: Glen Engel-Cox, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lane Craig: ReasonableFaith.org, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Fogelberg: Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Lord Russell: BlueSkyMidwestern, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelius Lyman: Rogers, A.D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Hill: Editors George E. Lewis and D. F. Stackelbeck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons