Famous people · Afton Township
Born near Afton Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Not one famous person on record comes from Afton Township yet. The nearest, Cindy Crawford, was born in DeKalb, 5 mi away. Next door, the list for DeKalb Township holds Joseph B. Ebbesen. Across Illinois, 748 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Cindy Crawford
Best known
Cindy Crawford
in 73 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Afton Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Afton Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Rea Keast
1914–1998American academic administrator; fifth president of Wayne State University
Mark Walrod Harrington
1848–1926American astronomer and meteorologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
DeKalb Township has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Afton Township 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 (9)
- Richard Jenkins: anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Willard Wirtz: Photograph in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert J. Hopkins: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knute Hill: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Walrod Harrington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Johnston: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lake Kwaza: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leroy Herrmann: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons