Famous people · Holiday Shores
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Holiday Shores
Closest of all is Harry Gallatin, from Roxana, 9 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Holiday Shores is on record yet. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 794 towns. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Harry Gallatin
Best known
Harry Gallatin
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Holiday Shores’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Holiday Shores
They were born in 4 towns 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 Holiday Shores 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 (6)
- Harry Gallatin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Kate Martin: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Eaton: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Burroughs: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons