Famous people · Thebes
Born near Thebes: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Paul Collins, born in Scott City, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rush Limbaugh, with articles in 47 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Thebes. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Rush Limbaugh
Best known
Rush Limbaugh
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Thebes’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Thebes
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Terry Jones
born 1951American anti-Islamic right wing activist and the pastor of Dove World Outreach Center
Fred Henry McGuire
1890–1958United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thebes 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 (12)
- Rush Limbaugh: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda M. Godwin: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Thomas: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Jones: Mark Taylor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chic Hecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Friedrich: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine D. Tillman: No photographer is credited in original work., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Spinner: Jan Slob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis C. Wagner, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowndes Henry Davis: Phineas Camp Headley, author. S. S. Scranton & Company (Hartford, CT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Hoover: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darlene Clark Hine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons