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Famous people · Lake Ivanhoe

21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Ivanhoe

Tom Amandes is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. The nearest, Mary Elvira Weeks, was born in Lyons, 3 mi away. Of the towns next door, Lyons lists Mary Elvira Weeks. Not one famous person on record comes from Lake Ivanhoe yet.

#2 best knownBill KazmaierSports · born 1953
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Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Tom Amandes
Best known
Tom Amandes
in 18 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Lake Ivanhoe’s famous people

Close to home21 notable people were born within 35 miles of Lake Ivanhoe.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Lake Ivanhoe

They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miLake Geneva · 4Burlington · 4Hebron · 3Spring Prairie · 2Lyons · 1Lake Ivanhoe
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Lyons’: one name.

MWLyonsMary Elvira WeeksEdwin KullBloomfieldEdwin Kull

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Ivanhoe 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.

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