Famous people · South Wilmington
Born near South Wilmington: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lewis M. Long, from Gardner, 2 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in South Wilmington. The best known of them is Franklin Sumner Earle, with articles in 16 languages. Across Illinois, 794 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Franklin Sumner Earle
Best known
Franklin Sumner Earle
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Wilmington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Wilmington
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dutch Lonborg
1898–1985American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
John Mitchell
1870–1919(1870-1919) American labor leader
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Wilmington 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)
- Franklin Sumner Earle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Leslie Smith: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mabel Trunnelle: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Pinnick: opethpainter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Strong: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis M. Long: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoinette Funk: Harris & Ewing Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mitchell: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons