Famous people · Eagle Lake
Born near Eagle Lake: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Rube Ehrhardt, was born in Beecher, 4 mi away. John Stossel is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Eagle Lake. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
John Stossel
Best known
John Stossel
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Eagle Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Eagle Lake
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jack Chevigny
1906–1945American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
John Stossel
born 1947American consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author and libertarian columnist
Paris Barclay
born 1956American television director and producer
Jerry Colangelo
born 1939American basketball player, coach, executive
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eagle Lake 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 (16)
- John Stossel: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Hodges: Photo Credit: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Bacon: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paris Barclay: Richard Berg, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo Anne Worley: Greg Hernandez at https://www.flickr.com/photos/greginhollywood/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Colangelo: PO1 CHAD J. MCNEELEY, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Fraction: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olayinka Sanni: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Derwin: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dawn Brancheau: Ed Schipul from Houston, TX, US, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Allen: Jeff Allen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corbett Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Chevigny: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Martin: MrJacon000, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Rucker: Mjmja5, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rube Ehrhardt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons