Famous people · Limestone
Born near Limestone: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Big Moose Meyer, born in Bonfield, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Fred MacMurray, with articles in 42 languages. In Illinois, 746 towns have someone on the list. So far, no famous person on record was born in Limestone.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Fred MacMurray
Best known
Fred MacMurray
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Limestone’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Limestone
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lura Lynn Ryan
1934–2011First Lady of the U.S. state of Illinois
Clipper Smith
1898–1984American sports coach, athletics administrator
Florence E. Wells
1864–1966Owner of Driftwood Cottage, the first house built on Carmel Point that became the home of actress Jean Arthur.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Limestone 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 (6)
- Fred MacMurray: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Kinzinger: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merna Kennedy: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bruce: film screenshot (Universal Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Léo Dandurand: Wm. Notman & Son, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lura Lynn Ryan: spsarge from Shorewood, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons