#1Famous people · Gardner
2 famous people call Gardner their birthplace
Articles in 6 languages make the American politician Lewis M. Long the best known. Dutch Lonborg is the only other name on the list. The earliest on the list is Lewis M. Long, born in 1883, and the youngest Dutch Lonborg, born in 1898. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Lewis M. Long
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Lewis M. Long
Youngest
1898
Dutch Lonborg
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Gardner
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Sports
Dutch Lonborg
1898–1985American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gardner and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Lewis M. Long: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons