Famous people · Matherville
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Matherville
Baby Doll Jacobson, born in Cable, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Suzy Bogguss, with articles in 14 languages. No famous person on record lists Matherville as their birthplace yet. 765 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Suzy Bogguss
Best known
Suzy Bogguss
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Matherville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Matherville
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
H. L. Carnahan
1879–1941American politician (1879–1941); Lieutenant Governor of California, 1928–1931
Ralph Fletcher Seymour
1876–1966American artist, author and publisher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Matherville 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)
- Suzy Bogguss: SBHandyMan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethan Happ: Alexander Jonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judson Churchill Welliver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baby Doll Jacobson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. L. Carnahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Fletcher Seymour: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Sedlock: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mona Martin: Gbrantz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons