Famous people · LaPlace
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of LaPlace
The nearest, Henry Gleason, was born in Dalton City, 7 mi away. Alison Krauss is the most widely known, written about in 44 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in LaPlace. Across Illinois, 787 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Alison Krauss
Best known
Alison Krauss
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about LaPlace’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near LaPlace
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Margery C. Carlson
1892–1985U.S. botanist and conservationist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is LaPlace 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 (5)
- Alison Krauss: Original photo by Forrest L. Smith, III. Cropped by Sven Manguard at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nan Martin: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Ferguson: Studio of Nelson Evans, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Gleason: NYBG Staff Photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Livsey Jones: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons