
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Creal Springs
The nearest, Tom Murray, was born in Stonefort, 7 mi away. Virginia Gregg is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Famous people are on record for 789 of the towns in Illinois. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Creal Springs.
What stands out about Creal Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Creal Springs
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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1936–1978American political scientist and pollster

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Creal Springs 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 (8)
- Virginia Gregg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Murray: Charlie Chaplin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Clarida: US Federal Reserve, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward E. Denison: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Fosse: Buckwyld43, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Marland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Evan Howell: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pleasant T. Chapman: James A. Rose, Illinois Secretary of State, author. Illinois Printing Company (Danville, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons