Born near Huntley: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jacob Goebbert, from Hampshire, 5 mi away. Of the towns next door, Lake in the Hills lists the most: 2, with Amanze Egekeze first. The best known of them is Bruce Boxleitner, with articles in 35 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Huntley.
What stands out about Huntley’s famous people
Famous people born near Huntley
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Todd Alcott
born 1961American screenwriter, playwright, actor, and director


Brogan Rafferty
born 1995American professional ice hockey defenseman
Bruce Boxleitner
born 1950American actor, science fiction and suspense writer

Donella Meadows
1941–2001American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer








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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Lake in the Hills, at 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Huntley 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 (14)
- David Otunga: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Gaffigan: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Fitzgerald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Chamberlin: The Army and Navy Publishing Company (Baton Rouge, LA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanze Egekeze: Hanegi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Egbert Van Alstyne: JGDickens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Krutwig: FCBQ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Conner: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Lundgren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Lindberg: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theresa Schwegel: Mark Coggins from San Francisco, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brogan Rafferty: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Leo Sullivan: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Kaczmarski: Joel Dinda: Flickr, website, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
