Famous people · Hanaford
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hanaford
Closest of all is Bill Waller, from Thompsonville, 5 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hanaford. The best known of them is John Malkovich, with articles in 77 languages. 759 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
John Malkovich
Best known
John Malkovich
in 77 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hanaford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hanaford
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Clyde L. Choate
1920–2001United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Gene Rayburn
1917–1999American game show host, radio and television personality
Louie E. Lewis
1893–1968American politician, newspaper editor, and farmer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hanaford 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 (12)
- John Malkovich: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Holonyak: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Collins: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth J. Gray: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Marland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Rayburn: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Smith: Pittsburgh Pirates, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Lee Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Bradley Burzynski: State_Senator_J._Bradley_Burzynski_with_Willie_Jackson_(Hesed_House).jpg: Erin Klee derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louie E. Lewis: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde L. Choate: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Fris: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons