Famous people · Bell Plain Township
Born near Bell Plain Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Clifford C. Ireland, born in Washburn, 6 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bell Plain Township. The best known of them is Charles Thom, with articles in 10 languages. Famous people are on record for 747 of the towns in Illinois.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Charles Thom
Best known
Charles Thom
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bell Plain Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bell Plain Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joseph Henry Wegstein
1922–2015American computer scientist
Harrison S. Kerrick
1873–1939American Army officer, railroad official and author
John P. Cromwell
1901–1943United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bell Plain 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 (6)
- Clifford C. Ireland: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Frantz: User Rougher07 on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Frank Duryea: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Kennedy: Ted Kennedy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John P. Cromwell: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harrison S. Kerrick: King W. Snell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons