Famous people · Kangley
Born near Kangley: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Clyde Tombaugh, born in Streator, 3 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Kangley. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Clyde Tombaugh
Best known
Clyde Tombaugh
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kangley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kangley
Nobody born in Kangley is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John Huston Finley
1863–1940American academic; NY Times editor-in-chief
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kangley 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 (10)
- Clyde Tombaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Weller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Spencer Jennings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Baskin: Kjjj6uhhhhh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Cyrus Kearns: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Huston Finley: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur R. Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Essick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahlon Tisdale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Sheehan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons