
Born near Hartland: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Gigi Goode, was born in Woodstock, 5 mi away. John H. Manley is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. No famous person on record lists Hartland as their birthplace yet. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 787 towns.
What stands out about Hartland’s famous people
Famous people born near Hartland
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


John H. Manley
1907–1990American physicist, group leader during the Manhattan Project


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hartland 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 (4)
- John H. Manley: Fastfission at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brzenk: BarMihSan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elbridge Ayer Burbank: Jo Mora, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gigi Goode: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons