
Born near Bishop Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Carl A. Kemme, with articles in 11 languages. Adam Niemerg, born in Teutopolis, 7 mi away, is the closest. The Illinois lists hold names for 746 towns. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
What stands out about Bishop Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Bishop Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bishop 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 (8)
- Jimmy Kite: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin B. Brooks: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Winkler: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurence F. Arnold: Edward J. Hughes, Secretary of State, editor. State of Illinois (Springfield, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Wolf: Mike LaChance: Flickr, e-mail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Shouse: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Niemerg: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Berch: Macfadden Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons