Famous people · Shabbona
Born near Shabbona: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Duane Swanson, born in Waterman, 6 mi away, is the closest. Across Illinois, 763 towns list someone born there. No famous person on record lists Shabbona as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Duane Swanson
Best known
Duane Swanson
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shabbona’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shabbona
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Manley L. Fosseen
1869–1947American politician – Minnesota -House 1903-06 (District 42); Senate 1907-14 (District 42)
William Rea Keast
1914–1998American academic administrator; fifth president of Wayne State University
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shabbona 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.
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- Gary K. Wolf: Kyle Cassidy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knute Hill: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons