
Born near Luna Pier: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Archibald B. Darragh, was born in La Salle Township, 4 mi away. Katie Holmes is the most widely known, written about in 77 languages. No famous person’s birth in Luna Pier is on record yet. Across the town line, La Salle Township lists 2, Archibald B. Darragh first.
What stands out about Luna Pier’s famous people
Famous people born near Luna Pier
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



George Francis Atkinson
1854–1918American botanist






Elizabeth C. Crosby
1888–1983Scientist, teacher, author


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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in La Salle Township: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Luna Pier 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 (11)
- Katie Holmes: Jay Tamboli from Washington, DC, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrianne Palicki: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alyson Stoner: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Baker: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Spitzer: NASA APPEL Knowledge Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Francis Atkinson: Curtis Gates Lloyd (1898 - 1925) (?), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alissa Czisny: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Abell: Christopher Michel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald B. Darragh: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Morris: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Cook: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
