Famous people · Sheldon
Born near Sheldon: 13 famous people within 35 miles
P. C. Cast is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. The nearest, G. O. Dietz, was born in Iroquois, 4 mi away. No famous person on record lists Sheldon as their birthplace yet. Across Illinois, 746 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
P. C. Cast
Best known
P. C. Cast
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sheldon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sheldon
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Ade
1866–1944American writer, newspaper columnist and playwright
Claude Rothgeb
1880–1944American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sheldon 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 (8)
- George Ade: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Everhart: photographer-Eileen Darby/Graphic House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fern Andra: Verl. Herm. Leiser, Berlin-Wilm. / Phot. Gerlach Nr. 300, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matilde Moisant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Rice: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vaughn Walker: Sam Attal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Sumner: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. O. Dietz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons