Famous people · Diamond
Born near Diamond: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Greg Washburn, born in Coal City, 1 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Coal City has the longest list: 3, with Greg Washburn at the top. The best known of them is Doug Pinnick, with articles in 7 languages. No entry yet names Diamond as a birthplace.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Doug Pinnick
Best known
Doug Pinnick
in 7 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Diamond’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Diamond
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Mitchell
1870–1919(1870-1919) American labor leader
Dutch Lonborg
1898–1985American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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Nearby, Coal City has the most on record, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Diamond 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)
- Doug Pinnick: opethpainter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis M. Long: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mitchell: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons