Famous people · Leyden Township
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Leyden Township
Ernest Hemingway is the most widely known, written about in 208 languages. Across the town line, Park Ridge lists 45, Karen Black first. Closest of all is Michael Finley, from Melrose Park, 2 mi away. The Illinois lists hold names for 748 towns.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Ernest Hemingway
Best known
Ernest Hemingway
in 208 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Leyden Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Leyden Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Walter Burley Griffin
1876–1937American architect and landscape architect
Karen Black
1939–2013American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leyden Township 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 (18)
- Ernest Hemingway: Lloyd Arnold, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty White: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Rogers: The original uploader was Didius at Dutch Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Bach: Corsair133693, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Newhart: Jim Wallace (Smithsonian Institution), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Black: Vanessa Lua at https://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessalua/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Hahn: Our Movie Guide, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Ramsdell: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Burley Griffin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Franz: Sergei ~ 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Finley: Michael_Finley_pregame_intro.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Jones: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Prine: Ron Baker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon Brown: U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chad A. Bascom, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Covington: Pkantz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Disney: Boy Scouts of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Nitschke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dino Stamatopoulos: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons