Brenda Chapman
born 1962American animator, storyboard artist, and director
Famous people · Chestnut
Born near Chestnut: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brenda Chapman, from Beason, 6 mi away. Scott Altman is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Chestnut. 775 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Scott Altman
Best known
Scott Altman
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chestnut’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chestnut
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Scott Altman
born 1959American astronaut, aviator and test pilot
Gene Vance
1923–2012American basketball player, college athletics administrator
Emma Gillett Oglesby
1845–1928American socialite and First Lady of Illinois
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chestnut 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)
- Scott Altman: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda Chapman: Dublin International Film Festival, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Kinney: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Cook: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Rell Madigan: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Schlitt: Professional photographer Maltesen at da.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vaughn De Leath: Uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Vance: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Howard: Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Gillett Oglesby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Junior Thompson: Cincinnati Reds - 1940 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons