Famous people · Lily Lake
5 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lily Lake
Closest of all is Lee Sweatt, from Elburn, 5 mi away. Dan Issel is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. No famous person’s birth in Lily Lake is on record yet. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
5
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Dan Issel
Best known
Dan Issel
in 19 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Lily Lake
The 5 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lily Lake 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 (3)
- Dan Issel: Acdixon (talk • contribs • count), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Sager: pvsbond, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Sweatt: saruwine from Tampere, Finland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons