Photo: SenorAnderson at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Gays
Born near Gays: 8 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Walter C. Lindley, was born in Neoga, 10 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Gays yet. The best known of them is Melbourne Armstrong Carriker, with articles in 9 languages. 748 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Melbourne Armstrong Carriker
Best known
Melbourne Armstrong Carriker
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gays’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gays
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Melbourne Armstrong Carriker
1879–1965American ornithologist and entomologist
John E. Cribbet
1918–2009Law professor and chancellor of the University of Illinois
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gays 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.