Famous people · Hamel
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hamel
Closest of all is Rusty Pence, from Marine, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Charles S. Deneen, with articles in 12 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Hamel. Famous people are on record for 746 of the towns in Illinois.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Charles S. Deneen
Best known
Charles S. Deneen
in 12 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hamel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hamel
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Wilbur Burroughs
1884–1960American discus thrower and shot putter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamel 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 (8)
- Charles S. Deneen: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Brodkey: Hcoale at en.wikipedia (Howard Coale), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam LaPorta: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlo U. Landolt: NOIRLab, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Martin: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald Hoxsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Eaton: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Burroughs: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons