22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Olive Branch
The best known of them is Rush Limbaugh, with articles in 48 languages. The nearest, D. R. Fulkerson, was born in Tamms, 6 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Olive Branch. 787 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Olive Branch’s famous people
Famous people born near Olive Branch
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Dale Dye
born 1944American actor, presenter, and businessman

Terry Jones
born 1951American anti-Islamic right wing activist and the pastor of Dove World Outreach Center




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Olive Branch 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 (7)
- Rush Limbaugh: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda M. Godwin: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Rollins: Acdixon, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Smith: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Ingram: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Jones: Mark Taylor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chic Hecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons