Abigail Scott Duniway
1834–1915American suffragist, writer, journalist, pioneer
Famous people · North Pekin
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of North Pekin
Closest of all is Abigail Scott Duniway, from Groveland Township, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Betty Friedan, with articles in 70 languages. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65. Champaign City Township has the second-longest list in Illinois, after Alton, with 64.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Betty Friedan
Best known
Betty Friedan
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about North Pekin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near North Pekin
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Catherine Amanda Coburn
1839–1913Newspaper editor from Oregon, United States
Eva Parker Ingersoll
1841–1923American freethinker and activist
David E. Lilienthal
1899–1981Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority and Atomic Energy Commission.
William Lane Craig
born 1949American Christian apologist and theologian
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Of the towns nearby, Pekin lists the most people: 21.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Pekin 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 (14)
- Betty Friedan: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer. Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ogden Stiers: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Pryor: GAC=General Artists Corporation (management)/Photographer:Berk Costello, New York City/Mister Kelly's, who sent the photo and release to the press., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Simmons: Glen Engel-Cox, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lane Craig: ReasonableFaith.org, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Fogelberg: Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Scott Duniway: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David E. Lilienthal: Harris and Ewing, Photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Greene: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Amanda Coburn: Mary Osborn Douthit et al, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Phegley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Parker Ingersoll: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gifford S. Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Dey: ABC Television Network., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons