
Born near Schram City: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Matt Hughes, was born in Hillsboro, 1 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Schram City is on record yet. The best known of them is Harold Lasswell, with articles in 35 languages. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65.
What stands out about Schram City’s famous people
Famous people born near Schram City
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Schram City 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)
- Harold Lasswell: Martap95, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Osborn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Hughes: Tom Nguyen ("enviziondotnet") on Flickr., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Bellaver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil Miller: uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Wesley Stratton: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank S. Dickson: Frank S. Dickson, article author. Louis L. Emmerson, Illinois Secretary of State, compiler and editor. Illinois State Journal (Springfield, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons