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Famous people · Huey

Born near Huey: 15 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is Barbara Johnson, from Sandoval, 9 mi away. Roland Burris is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. No famous person on record lists Huey as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.

#1 best knownRoland BurrisPolitics & Law · born 1937
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15
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Roland Burris
Best known
Roland Burris
in 24 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Huey’s famous people

Close to homeThe 15 names on this page were all born no farther than 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Huey

Nobody born in Huey is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

10 mi20 mi35 miBreese · 6Centralia · 5Keyesport · 2Sandoval · 1Huey
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Huey 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.

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