Famous people · Coalton
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Coalton
Closest of all is Glen Hobbie, from Witt, 3 mi away. Harold Osborn is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Harold Osborn
Best known
Harold Osborn
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Coalton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Coalton
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles Perry Howard
1879–19381879-1938 , labor leader, president International Typographical Union
Mortimer Aloysius Cullen
1891–1954American politician in New York
Edward A. Hayes
1893–1955National Commander of the American Legion, 1933–34
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coalton 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 (10)
- Harold Osborn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Hughes: Tom Nguyen ("enviziondotnet") on Flickr., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Bellaver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Schalk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garet Garrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank S. Dickson: Frank S. Dickson, article author. Louis L. Emmerson, Illinois Secretary of State, compiler and editor. Illinois State Journal (Springfield, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Henderson: House of Commons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Pearson: James E. Delzell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glen Hobbie: Baseball Digest, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons