10 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Holland
John A. Harts, born in Hartsburg, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Scott Altman, with articles in 31 languages. Across Illinois, the lists cover 787 towns. The list for New Holland is empty for now.
What stands out about New Holland’s famous people
Famous people born near New Holland
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Scott Altman
born 1959American astronaut, aviator and test pilot





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Holland 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)
- Scott Altman: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Kinney: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Cook: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Rell Madigan: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Schlitt: Professional photographer Maltesen at da.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Stahl: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons