
Born near Dunlap: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Betty Friedan, from Peoria, 7 mi away. In Illinois, 746 towns have someone on the list. Not one famous person on record comes from Dunlap yet. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65.
What stands out about Dunlap’s famous people
Famous people born near Dunlap
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








Stacy D. VanDeveer
born 1967American political scientist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dunlap 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)
- Betty Friedan: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer. Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ogden Stiers: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Pryor: GAC=General Artists Corporation (management)/Photographer:Berk Costello, New York City/Mister Kelly's, who sent the photo and release to the press., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Simmons: Glen Engel-Cox, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lane Craig: ReasonableFaith.org, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Fogelberg: Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach McAllister: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emmett Seery: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons