Famous people · Sidell
Born near Sidell: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Harry Baum, born in Indianola, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Edward Adelbert Doisy, with articles in 59 languages. No entry yet names Sidell as a birthplace. Across Illinois, 746 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Edward Adelbert Doisy
Best known
Edward Adelbert Doisy
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sidell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sidell
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
W. Dale Compton
1929–2017Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1955
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sidell 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 (6)
- Edward Adelbert Doisy: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonner Fellers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Owen West: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Holaday: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald E. Runyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Keith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons