
Born near Homer Glen: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Richaun Holmes, from Lockport, 4 mi away. Next door, the list for Lockport holds 13, Richaun Holmes first. The best known of them is Jennifer Lien, with articles in 31 languages. Famous people are on record for 774 of the towns in Illinois.
What stands out about Homer Glen’s famous people
Famous people born near Homer Glen
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








Jessie Ackermann
1857–1951Social Reformer, feminist, journalist, writer and traveller

William Cornelius Van Horne
1843–1915American-Canadian businessman and art collector








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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Lockport, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Homer Glen 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 (17)
- Jennifer Lien: David Dumbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richaun Holmes: Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mustafa Ali: InFlamester20, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Bettenhausen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendall Coyne: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merritt Giffin: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Dvorak: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Ackermann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cornelius Van Horne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Broadhurst: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connor Carrick: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. Tynan: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwayne Evans: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. McFarland: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodric Thomas: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Boykin: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Sangmeister: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

