Famous people · Richton Park
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Richton Park
Closest of all is Malik Osborne, from Matteson, 2 mi away. Jessie Ackermann leads the 11 names listed next door in Frankfort. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Richton Park. The best known of them is John Stossel, with articles in 31 languages.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
John Stossel
Best known
John Stossel
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Richton Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Richton Park
Nobody born in Richton Park is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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
Tricky Stewart
born 1974American record producer from Illinois
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Frankfort lists the most people: 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richton Park 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 (19)
- John Stossel: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Bettenhausen: Public domain, 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
- Tricky Stewart: Kidfrost08, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paris Barclay: Richard Berg, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Colangelo: PO1 CHAD J. MCNEELEY, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Fraction: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olayinka Sanni: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Derwin: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Porter J. McCumber: The original uploader was CommonCause at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Dillard: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Harrison: SNSAnchor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tai Odiase: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Acker: Timan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Boykin: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. Cummings: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Ackermann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Rucker: Mjmja5, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons