13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Berlin Township
The best known of them is Zez Confrey, with articles in 14 languages. Mike Prendergast, born in Arlington, 5 mi away, is the closest. The Illinois lists hold names for 763 towns. So far, no famous person on record was born in Berlin Township.
What stands out about Berlin Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Berlin Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Robert J. Horner
1894–1935American film producer, director and screenwriter



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berlin 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)
- Zez Confrey: Unnamed photographer for Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Hays: AP Wire, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Papke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. A. Happ: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Durbin: Kevin Burkett on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Kirkpatrick: DouglasDoug, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons