
Born near Fults: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Samuel McRoberts, born in Maeystown, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Bill Bradley, with articles in 32 languages. 748 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
What stands out about Fults’ famous people
Famous people born near Fults
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Thomas Clement Fletcher
1827–1899American politician (1827–1899); Governor of Missouri from 1865 to 1869





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fults 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 (11)
- Bill Bradley: Jay Godwin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Nixon: Bernard Pollack, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Santschi: Jack Freulich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus C. Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Trost: DAVE WILSON, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis V. Bogy: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel McRoberts: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Clement Fletcher: Missouri Life Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry C. Hansbrough: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alberta Pfeiffer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy M. Bryan: CC0, Wikimedia Commons