Famous people · Little York
Born near Little York: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Wyatt Earp, born in Monmouth, 9 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Little York. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Wyatt Earp
Best known
Wyatt Earp
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Little York’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Little York
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
H. L. Carnahan
1879–1941American politician (1879–1941); Lieutenant Governor of California, 1928–1931
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Little York 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)
- Wyatt Earp: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosa Smith Eigenmann: B.R. Strauss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Schilb: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzy Bogguss: SBHandyMan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben W. Olcott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Diggs: The Crisis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judson Churchill Welliver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. L. Carnahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons