
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lynn Center
The nearest, Charles O. Lobeck, was born in Andover, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Lynn Center is on record yet. Don Samuelson is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. 787 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Lynn Center’s famous people
Famous people born near Lynn Center
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Louis Dalrymple
1866–1905American illustrator, caricaturist and cartoonist


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lynn Center 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 (7)
- Don Samuelson: University of Idaho, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baby Doll Jacobson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O. Lobeck: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hughes: Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Dalrymple: From a photo by Schloss, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses E. Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Bridgford: Codehydro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons