Famous people · Ritchie
Born near Ritchie: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Kiiara, born in Wilmington, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Ritchie. Across Illinois, 790 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Kiiara
Best known
Kiiara
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ritchie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ritchie
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Mitchell
1870–1919(1870-1919) American labor leader
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ritchie 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)
- Tanner Roark: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Pinnick: opethpainter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mitchell: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Randall Edström: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Cutshaw: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Feely: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard J. Barr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons