Ten people from Madison County, Illinois:
- Tom Jager (Olympic swimmer; from Collinsville)
- Johnny Wyrostek (baseball outfielder; Fairmont City)
- Hedy Burress (actress; Edwardsville)
- Clint Walker (actor; Hartford)
- Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter; Alton)
- Paul Simon (U.S. Senator; Eugene)
- Ann Marie (ecdysiast; Wood River)
- Brent Hawkins (football defensive end; Godfrey)
- Mark Voight (NASCAR driver; Marine)
- Harry Gallatin (basketball center; Roxana)
Also from Roxana: my college pal Mike Howland. We played many a game of cribbage during the two years we lived in the same dorm. Wonder what he's up to these days?
