12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Plum Valley
John Stossel is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. Closest of all is Lazo Alavanja, from Schererville, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Plum Valley. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 767 towns.
What stands out about Plum Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Plum Valley
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

John Stossel
born 1947American consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author and libertarian columnist


Paris Barclay
born 1956American television director and producer


Jerry Colangelo
born 1939American basketball player, coach, executive


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plum Valley 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)
- John Stossel: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Hodges: Photo Credit: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Bacon: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paris Barclay: Richard Berg, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine Love: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Colangelo: PO1 CHAD J. MCNEELEY, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olayinka Sanni: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons