Famous people · Cherry
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cherry
The nearest, Mike Prendergast, was born in Arlington, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Zez Confrey, with articles in 14 languages. The Illinois lists hold names for 746 towns. So far, no famous person on record was born in Cherry.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Zez Confrey
Best known
Zez Confrey
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cherry’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cherry
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert J. Horner
1894–1935American film producer, director and screenwriter
James Thomas Aubrey, Jr.
1918–1994American film and TV executive
Ed Hall
1870–1932American football and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator, lawyer, and public utilities executive
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cherry 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 (5)
- Zez Confrey: Unnamed photographer for Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Papke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. A. Happ: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Ruffing: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Atwood Kofoid: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons