6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bald Hill Township
Frank Donnelly, born in Tamaroa, 8 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Bald Hill Township yet. The best known of them is Ava Cherry, with articles in 9 languages. 763 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there.
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Famous people born near Bald Hill Township
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bald Hill 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 (3)
- Ava Cherry: swimfinfan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Snyder S. Kirkpatrick: E. L. Murlin, compiler. James B. Lyon (Albany, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Logan H. Roots: Samuel Hart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons