Famous people · Norwood
Born near Norwood: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Betty Friedan, from Peoria, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Norwood. 764 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Betty Friedan
Best known
Betty Friedan
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Norwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Norwood
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Abigail Scott Duniway
1834–1915American suffragist, writer, journalist, pioneer
Catherine Amanda Coburn
1839–1913Newspaper editor from Oregon, United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norwood 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 (9)
- 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
- Catherine Amanda Coburn: Mary Osborn Douthit et al, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Phegley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons