Famous people · Thomasboro
Born near Thomasboro: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Roger Ebert, born in Urbana, 9 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Thomasboro is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Roger Ebert
Best known
Roger Ebert
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Thomasboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Thomasboro
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Saul Perlmutter
born 1959American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thomasboro 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)
- Roger Ebert: Sound Opinions, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saul Perlmutter: Holger Motzkau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tobin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Holley: Sol Goldberg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludacris: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lars Peter Hansen: Ricardomayer at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie Garth: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megyn Kelly: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons