Famous people · Viola
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Viola
The nearest, Baby Doll Jacobson, was born in Cable, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Suzy Bogguss, with articles in 14 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Viola yet. 746 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Suzy Bogguss
Best known
Suzy Bogguss
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Viola’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Viola
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
H. L. Carnahan
1879–1941American politician (1879–1941); Lieutenant Governor of California, 1928–1931
Robert B. Blair
born 1972Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Viola 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)
- Suzy Bogguss: SBHandyMan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judson Churchill Welliver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baby Doll Jacobson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. L. Carnahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. Blair: This is a picture taken by the White House Photographer's office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Sedlock: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons