Famous people · East Gillespie
Born near East Gillespie: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Howard Keel, born in Gillespie, 1 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names East Gillespie as a birthplace. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 785 towns. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Howard Keel
Best known
Howard Keel
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Gillespie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Gillespie
Nobody born in East Gillespie is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Clarence J. Goodnight
1914–1987American arachnologist and annelidologist
Paul Martin Pearson
1871–1938Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
Mary Hunter Austin
1868–1934Memoirist, novelist, poet, essayist, critic, playwright
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Close by, the fullest list is Gillespie’s, at 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Gillespie 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 (14)
- Howard Keel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Hunter Austin: Charles F. Lummis Uploader Telrúnya 16:02, 16 May 2008 (UTC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferras: Erik Giusti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Wesley Stratton: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Belva Gaertner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Juergensmeyer: Fred B. Worley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter F. Mack, Jr.: Campaign card (detail), 1950-1962, Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred R. Page: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Campbell Hopper: Air Service, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McAuley Palmer: U. S. Army Signal Corps., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Martin Pearson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Forman: The Associated Students of the Pasadena Junior College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Ober: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Russell: Foster-Dementi Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons