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Famous people · Standard City

9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Standard City

Closest of all is Charlotte Pierce, from Girard, 7 mi away. Samuel Wesley Stratton is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. No entry yet names Standard City as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 771 of the towns in Illinois.

#1 best knownSamuel Wesley StrattonScience & Medicine · 1861–1931
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within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Samuel Wesley Stratton
Best known
Samuel Wesley Stratton
in 7 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Standard City’s famous people

Close to homeEvery name here comes from a town within 35 miles, 9 in all.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Standard City

They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miLitchfield · 5Girard · 2Farmersville · 1Palmyra · 1Standard City
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Standard City 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 (6)
  • Samuel Wesley Stratton: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Belva Gaertner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Charlotte Pierce: No photographer or graphic designer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Bruce Campbell Hopper: Air Service, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Paul Martin Pearson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Henry Drum: Rogers, A. D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons