
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Rose
The best known of them is Gretchen Wilson, with articles in 19 languages. The nearest, Jake Odorizzi, was born in Breese, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in St. Rose. Across Illinois, the lists cover 749 towns.
What stands out about St. Rose’s famous people
Famous people born near St. Rose
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








William F. Dean
1899–1981United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Rose 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)
- Gretchen Wilson: Keith Hinkle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Dean: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Schoendienst: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Odorizzi: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam LaPorta: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlo U. Landolt: NOIRLab, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Wyle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Thole: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons