Famous people · Kingston
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Kingston
The nearest, Albert J. Hopkins, was born in Cortland, 12 mi away. Jeanne Gang is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. 748 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. Not one famous person on record comes from Kingston yet.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Jeanne Gang
Best known
Jeanne Gang
in 20 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Kingston
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kingston 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 (9)
- Jeanne Gang: Kramesarah, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert J. Hopkins: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Egbert Van Alstyne: JGDickens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Eugene Fuller: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emory S. Bogardus: Unidentified (El Rodeo is the University of Southern California yearbook published by University of Southern California), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Mann Towner: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Levens: University of Nevada Athletics, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Lundgren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Leo Sullivan: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons