Famous people · Lostant
Born near Lostant: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Herbert Spencer Jennings, from Tonica, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lostant. Clyde Tombaugh is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. 747 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Clyde Tombaugh
Best known
Clyde Tombaugh
in 70 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Lostant
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lostant 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)
- Clyde Tombaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Bottomley: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Weller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Spencer Jennings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Baskin: Kjjj6uhhhhh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Cyrus Kearns: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons