Born near Mineral: 4 famous people within 35 miles
Red Gunkel, born in Sheffield, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Darwin Teilhet, with articles in 3 languages. Across Illinois, the lists cover 759 towns. No famous person’s birth in Mineral is on record yet.

What stands out about Mineral’s famous people
Famous people born near Mineral
The 4 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Clifford C. Parks
1860–1937American politician and businessman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mineral 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.
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- Clifford C. Parks: Clifford C. Clark, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons