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Famous people · Wamac

12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wamac

Roland Burris, born in Centralia, 3 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Centralia lists 19, led by Roland Burris. No famous person on record lists Wamac as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.

#1 best knownRoland BurrisPolitics & Law · born 1937
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Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Roland Burris
Best known
Roland Burris
in 24 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Wamac’s famous people

Close to homeThe 12 names on this page were all born no farther than 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Wamac

They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miCentralia · 5Dix · 2Hoyleton · 1Richview · 1Wamac
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Centralia lists the most people: 19.

Roland BurrisCentraliaRoland Burris & 18 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wamac 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.

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