Famous people · Crescent City
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Crescent City
P. C. Cast, born in Watseka, 7 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Crescent City as their birthplace yet. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 771 towns. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
P. C. Cast
Best known
P. C. Cast
in 21 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Crescent City
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crescent City 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 (3)
- Rex Everhart: photographer-Eileen Darby/Graphic House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fern Andra: Verl. Herm. Leiser, Berlin-Wilm. / Phot. Gerlach Nr. 300, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vaughn Walker: Sam Attal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons