Famous people · Leonore
Born near Leonore: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Herbert Spencer Jennings, born in Tonica, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Clyde Tombaugh, with articles in 70 languages. No famous person’s birth in Leonore is on record yet. 747 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Clyde Tombaugh
Best known
Clyde Tombaugh
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Leonore’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Leonore
Nobody born in Leonore 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 Leonore 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 (8)
- Clyde Tombaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Bottomley: Goudey, 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
- Ernani Bernardi: Los Angeles Police Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons