Famous people · Belmont Township
Born near Belmont Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, P. C. Cast, was born in Watseka, 3 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Belmont Township is on record yet. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names. Champaign City Township has the second-longest list in Illinois, after Alton, with 64.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
P. C. Cast
Best known
P. C. Cast
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Belmont Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Belmont Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Ade
1866–1944American writer, newspaper columnist and playwright
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belmont 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 (7)
- George Ade: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Everhart: photographer-Eileen Darby/Graphic House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fern Andra: Verl. Herm. Leiser, Berlin-Wilm. / Phot. Gerlach Nr. 300, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matilde Moisant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vaughn Walker: Sam Attal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Chancellor: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Smith: Barry Stahl, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons