Famous people · Island Lake
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Island Lake
The nearest, Connor Mackey, was born in Tower Lakes, 4 mi away. Joe Walsh is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Island Lake yet. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 792 towns.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Joe Walsh
Best known
Joe Walsh
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Island Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Island Lake
Nobody born in Island Lake is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Todd Alcott
born 1961American screenwriter, playwright, actor, and director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Island Lake 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 (12)
- Joe Walsh: United States Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Guida: The original uploader was East718 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brzenk: BarMihSan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Redlicki: robbiesaurus from Smithtown, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Kmet: U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Grossklag, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Conner: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Fiedorowicz: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Hiller: San Francisco Giants / MLB, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Lindberg: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Olsen: Sgt. Nick Choy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Kaczmarski: Joel Dinda: Flickr, website, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons