
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Long Lake
The nearest, Clay Guida, was born in Round Lake, 2 mi away. Korbin Shrader is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Next door, the list for Round Lake Beach holds Tim Unroe. Not one famous person on record comes from Long Lake yet.
What stands out about Long Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Long Lake
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.









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Famous people from the towns next door
Round Lake Beach has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Long 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 (9)
- Korbin Shrader: Doha News, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Guida: The original uploader was East718 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Loeffler: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Fiedorowicz: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Hiller: San Francisco Giants / MLB, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim McMillen: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. Edwards: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Kazlausky: U.S. Air Force Academy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Weber: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
