
Born near Blackhawk Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Madison Keys, from Rock Island, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Lara Flynn Boyle, with articles in 60 languages. Next door, Davenport lists 47, led by Lara Flynn Boyle. So far, no famous person on record was born in Blackhawk Township.
What stands out about Blackhawk Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Blackhawk Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



David A. Kolb
born 1939American psychologist and philosopher (b. 12 December 1939)





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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Davenport lists the most people: 47.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blackhawk 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 (9)
- Lara Flynn Boyle: derivative work: Rossrs Kyle_MacLachlan_Lara_Flynn_Boyle_Emmy_Awards_1990.jpg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Keys: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Rollins: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Albert: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Michaels: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Lyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Berry: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bix Beiderbecke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethan Happ: Alexander Jonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

