Famous people · South Roxana
Born near South Roxana: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Harry Gallatin, born in Roxana, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Miles Davis, with articles in 99 languages. Of the towns next door, Edwardsville lists the most: 20, with Charles S. Deneen first. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Miles Davis
Best known
Miles Davis
in 99 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Roxana’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Roxana
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Wadlow
1918–1940American who was the tallest recorded person in history
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Edwardsville has the most people on record, 20 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Roxana 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 (9)
- Miles Davis: Tom Palumbo from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wadlow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Walker: Macfadden Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricochet: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson: Ivan Bessedin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Romer: Obama-Biden Transition Project, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gallatin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Beth Hughes: trailer screenshot (MGM), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Deneen: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons