Famous people · Xenia
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Xenia
The best known of them is Bailey Zimmerman, with articles in 9 languages. The nearest, Mad Man Pondo, was born in Flora, 9 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Xenia is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Bailey Zimmerman
Best known
Bailey Zimmerman
in 9 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Xenia
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Xenia 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)
- Bailey Zimmerman: the CwE, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Bailey: Cobiblair, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Sutler Williams: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mad Man Pondo: Hotzenwalder from Waddinxveen, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Trotter: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Sacchieri: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons