Born near Reynolds: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Herb Crompton, was born in Taylor Ridge, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Madison Keys, with articles in 48 languages. No famous person on record lists Reynolds as their birthplace yet. The Illinois lists hold names for 759 towns.
What stands out about Reynolds’ famous people
Famous people born near Reynolds
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reynolds 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)
- Madison Keys: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Albert: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- June Haver: 20th Century-Fox Production, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzy Bogguss: SBHandyMan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethan Happ: Alexander Jonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judson Churchill Welliver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baby Doll Jacobson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons