Famous people · Pesotum
Born near Pesotum: 5 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Rocky Ryan, from Tolono, 6 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Pesotum. The best known of them is Saul Perlmutter, with articles in 74 languages. 770 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
Born nearby
5
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Saul Perlmutter
Best known
Saul Perlmutter
in 74 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pesotum’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pesotum
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Saul Perlmutter
born 1959American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pesotum 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 (4)
- Saul Perlmutter: Holger Motzkau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tobin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludacris: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megyn Kelly: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons