Famous people · Anchor Township
Born near Anchor Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Lloyd Loar, was born in Cropsey Township, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Frances McDormand, with articles in 83 languages. No famous person’s birth in Anchor Township is on record yet. Across the town line, Cropsey Township lists 2, Lloyd Loar first.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Frances McDormand
Best known
Frances McDormand
in 83 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Anchor Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Anchor Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gene Brucker
1924–2017American historian of the Renaissance and Florence
Thomas M. Bennett
born 1956American politician in Illinois
Walter Dill Scott
1869–1955American psychologist and educator (1869–1955); president of Northwestern University
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Anchor Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Anchor 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)
- Frances McDormand: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Arthur Love: Robert LeRoy Knudsen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Dill Scott: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Loar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott M. Bennett: Marilyn Sudkamp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hamilton: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Horr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Feese: brianc at flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Bennett: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons