Famous people · South Jacksonville
Born near South Jacksonville: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ken Norton, from Jacksonville, 2 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in South Jacksonville. 794 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Ken Norton
Best known
Ken Norton
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Jacksonville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Jacksonville
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Greene Vardiman Black
1836–1915American dentistry academic
William D. Gibbs
1869–1944Second President of what became the University of New Hampshire, USA
Ralph C. Smedley
1878–1965Founder of Toastmasters International
Paul Swan
1883–1972American dancer, painter, scultptor, actor, and author
Elly M. Peterson
1914–2008American politician from Michigan
R. Thomas Flynn
born 1938Retired president of Monroe Community College
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The neighbour with the most names is Jacksonville, at 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Jacksonville 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 (14)
- Ken Norton: Detrick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greene Vardiman Black: Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), cropped by Bemoeial2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Findley: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Pine: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Bryan Owen: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountain L. Thompson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Edward Day: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Hinrichsen: William H. Hinrichsen, author. Rhodes & McClure (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Swan: Cecil B. DeMille, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Riggs: Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Publishers & Engravers, 134 Van Buren St., Chicago, IL., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Hanback: William G. Cutler, author. A. T. Andreas (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon Huber: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph C. Smedley: Cullen328, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William D. Gibbs: UNH Library, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons