
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Royal Lakes
Closest of all is Andy Manar, from Bunker Hill, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Harold Brodkey, with articles in 9 languages. 770 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Royal Lakes.
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Famous people born near Royal Lakes
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Royal Lakes 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)
- Harold Brodkey: Hcoale at en.wikipedia (Howard Coale), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald Hoxsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Manar: University of Chicago Institute of Politics, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruno Gaido: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons