Reagan was born in Illinois and lived there until after he graduated from college, so you say he spent his formative years in Illinois. He got all his formal education in Illinois. So Illinois can claim some credit for making him the man he became. Of course, Illinois is part of the United States and everything important that Reagan did as a national leader was important to Illinois.
Ronald Reagan grew up in Illinois.
On February 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born to Nelle and John Reagan in Tampico, Illinois.
President Ronald Reagan's birthplace was Tampico, Illinois.
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Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911.
Ronald Reagan was born in Dixon, Illinois.
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Ronald Prescott Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 In Tampico, Illinois.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6th, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois.
Ronald Reagan senior, the fortieth President of the United States, was born in Tampico, Illinois, on February 6, 1911.
He attended Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois.