Famous people · Barren Township
Born near Barren Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Adrienne Mayor, was born in Benton, 6 mi away. The best known of them is John Malkovich, with articles in 77 languages. No entry yet names Barren Township as a birthplace. The Illinois lists hold names for 750 towns.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
John Malkovich
Best known
John Malkovich
in 77 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Barren Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Barren Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Bauer
1932–2010American football guard and tackle who played for the New York Giants
Gene Rayburn
1917–1999American game show host, radio and television personality
Louie E. Lewis
1893–1968American politician, newspaper editor, and farmer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Barren 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 (15)
- John Malkovich: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Holonyak: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Collins: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrienne Mayor: GRuban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Hungate: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth J. Gray: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Grammer: Newkeys Music / Rice Records / Key Talent Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Rayburn: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Smith: Pittsburgh Pirates, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Snyder S. Kirkpatrick: E. L. Murlin, compiler. James B. Lyon (Albany, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Lee Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Bradley Burzynski: State_Senator_J._Bradley_Burzynski_with_Willie_Jackson_(Hesed_House).jpg: Erin Klee derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bauer: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louie E. Lewis: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Lipscomb: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons