Famous people · Chapin
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Chapin
The nearest, William B. Pine, was born in Bluffs, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Chapin yet. Ken Norton is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Ken Norton
Best known
Ken Norton
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chapin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chapin
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
R. Thomas Flynn
born 1938Retired president of Monroe Community College
Frank Skinner
1897–1968American film composer and arranger
Greene Vardiman Black
1836–1915American dentistry academic
William D. Gibbs
1869–1944Second President of what became the University of New Hampshire, USA
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chapin 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)
- Ken Norton: Detrick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greene Vardiman Black: Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), cropped by Bemoeial2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Findley: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Pine: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Bryan Owen: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Norton Jr.: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Riggs: Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Publishers & Engravers, 134 Van Buren St., Chicago, IL., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Hanback: William G. Cutler, author. A. T. Andreas (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William D. Gibbs: UNH Library, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons