18 famous people were born within 35 miles of North Lilbourn
Arnold Wiley, born in New Madrid, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Carl Perkins, with articles in 43 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in North Lilbourn. 403 of the towns in Missouri list at least one person.
What stands out about North Lilbourn’s famous people
Famous people born near North Lilbourn
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eddie Lee Jackson
1949–2020Member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 114th District



Dan Smoot
1913–2003FBI agent; conservative political activist



Neal E. Boyd
1975–2018American opera singer, winner of Season 3 of America's Got Talent

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Lilbourn 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)
- Carl Perkins: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Woods: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Edward Bailey: Brandonrush, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Bledsoe Cates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal E. Boyd: Adjacent101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Hulshof: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons