Famous people · Wilsonville
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wilsonville
Closest of all is James Spudich, from Benld, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Howard Keel, with articles in 36 languages. No entry yet names Wilsonville as a birthplace. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Howard Keel
Best known
Howard Keel
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wilsonville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wilsonville
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Clarence J. Goodnight
1914–1987American arachnologist and annelidologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilsonville 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)
- Howard Keel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferras: Erik Giusti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Brodkey: Hcoale at en.wikipedia (Howard Coale), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald Hoxsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Manar: University of Chicago Institute of Politics, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruno Gaido: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Keupper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons