Famous people · Glencoe
Born near Glencoe: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert Brom, from Arcadia, 5 mi away. Arcadia, which borders it, has 7 on its list, the best known Robert Brom. The list for Glencoe is empty for now. The best known of them is Winona Ryder, with articles in 101 languages.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Winona Ryder
Best known
Winona Ryder
in 101 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Glencoe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Glencoe
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Louise Erickson
1929–2016All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Al R. Lejk
1911–1995American politician – Minnesota -House 1949-52 (District 2)
Tracy Caulkins
born 1963American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, Order of Australia recipient
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Around it, Arcadia has the most people on record, 7 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glencoe 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 (8)
- Tracy Caulkins: Anefo / Antonisse, Marcel, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Callista Gingrich: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Bartz: Yahoo! Blog from Sunnyvale, California, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Earle Fraser: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William D. Mitchell: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Kenneth Leith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Carisch: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin F. Ganz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons