Famous people · Gages Lake
Born near Gages Lake: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Ray Bradbury is the most widely known, written about in 119 languages. Closest of all is Korbin Shrader, from Grayslake, 3 mi away. The nearest list is next door in Gurnee: 6 names, starting with Brandon Paul. No entry yet names Gages Lake as a birthplace.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Ray Bradbury
Best known
Ray Bradbury
in 119 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gages Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gages Lake
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jo Jorgensen
born 1957American politician, 2020 Libertarian Party presidential candidate
Kim Stanley Robinson
born 1952American science fiction writer
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Around it, Gurnee has the most people on record, 6 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gages 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 (6)
- Ray Bradbury: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Stanley Robinson: Alain Herzog, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Marion: Danny Bollinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Van Holt: Mingle Media TV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Korbin Shrader: Doha News, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillipa Soo: Amanda Lucidon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons