Matt Grevers
born 1985American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
Famous people · Mettawa
Born near Mettawa: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Aaron Swartz is the most widely known, written about in 84 languages. The nearest, Matt Grevers, was born in Lake Forest, 3 mi away. Across the town line, Lake Forest lists 34, Matt Grevers first. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Mettawa.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Aaron Swartz
Best known
Aaron Swartz
in 84 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mettawa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mettawa
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Pete Wilson
born 1933Governor of California from 1991 to 1999
Aaron Swartz
1986–2013American computer programmer and internet-political activist
Bill Cassidy
born 1957American physician and politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
Lake Forest has the longest list next door: 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mettawa 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)
- Alex Borstein: File:Alex Borstein by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg: Gage Skidmore derivative work: Begoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Slick: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Weston: Rae Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Cassidy: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Grevers: Muse Girl from Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Wilson: Robert D. Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haley Reinhart: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Simon: dann_garcia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons