Famous people · Sidney
5 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sidney
The best known of them is Saul Perlmutter, with articles in 74 languages. Closest of all is Rocky Ryan, from Tolono, 10 mi away. No famous person on record lists Sidney as their birthplace yet. Across Illinois, 746 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
5
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Saul Perlmutter
Best known
Saul Perlmutter
in 74 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Sidney
Nobody born in Sidney is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Saul Perlmutter
born 1959American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sidney 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)
- Saul Perlmutter: Holger Motzkau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tobin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludacris: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megyn Kelly: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons