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Famous people · Forest Lake

22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Forest Lake

The nearest, Phoebe Snetsinger, was born in Lake Zurich, 2 mi away. Hawthorn Woods’ list, next door, has one name: Martin Redlicki. The best known of them is Jo Jorgensen, with articles in 36 languages. No famous person on record lists Forest Lake as their birthplace yet.

#4 best knownPhillipa SooFilm, TV & Stage · born 1990
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Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Jo Jorgensen
Best known
Jo Jorgensen
in 36 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Forest Lake’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Forest Lake

The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miLibertyville · 6Barrington · 3Mundelein · 2Tower Lakes · 1Forest Lake
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest 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.

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