Famous people · Ayers Township
Born near Ayers Township: 5 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John L. Keith, from Homer, 8 mi away. Edward Adelbert Doisy is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages. No entry yet names Ayers Township as a birthplace. 747 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
5
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Edward Adelbert Doisy
Best known
Edward Adelbert Doisy
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ayers Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ayers Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edna Noble White
1879–1954American home economics and child development educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ayers 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 (4)
- Edward Adelbert Doisy: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald E. Runyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edna Noble White: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Keith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons