Duncan McArthur Funk
1832–1911American politician
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The best known of them is Brenda Chapman, with articles in 24 languages. Closest of all is Duncan McArthur Funk, from Funks Grove Township, 4 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in McLean. 750 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.

They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McLean 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.