Famous people · Montrose
Born near Montrose: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Carl A. Kemme, from Effingham, 10 mi away. No entry yet names Montrose as a birthplace. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Carl A. Kemme
Best known
Carl A. Kemme
in 12 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Montrose’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Montrose
Nobody born in Montrose is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montrose 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 (6)
- Bobbi Trout: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Kite: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Winkler: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Wolf: Mike LaChance: Flickr, e-mail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abe Bowman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Shouse: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons