Born near Cylon: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ted Kleinhans, from Deer Park, 3 mi away. No famous person on record lists Cylon as their birthplace yet. Emerald’s list, next door, has one name: Burleigh Grimes. The best known of them is Gaylord Nelson, with articles in 28 languages.
What stands out about Cylon’s famous people
Famous people born near Cylon
Nobody born in Cylon is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Casey Finnegan
1890–1958American football coach, college athletics administrator

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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with a name on record is Emerald.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cylon 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)
- Gaylord Nelson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burleigh Grimes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alicia Monson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Hraychuck: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Barney: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Klanderman: Kansas State Wildcats: K-StateOnline, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
