Famous people · Unity
Born near Unity: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Rush Limbaugh is the most widely known, written about in 48 languages. Closest of all is Jo Sullivan Loesser, from Mounds, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Unity. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Rush Limbaugh
Best known
Rush Limbaugh
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Unity’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Unity
Nobody born in Unity is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Dale Dye
born 1944American actor, presenter, and businessman
Terry Jones
born 1951American anti-Islamic right wing activist and the pastor of Dove World Outreach Center
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Unity 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 (7)
- Rush Limbaugh: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda M. Godwin: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Rollins: Acdixon, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Smith: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Ingram: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Jones: Mark Taylor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chic Hecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons