Famous people · Blissville Township
Born near Blissville Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Crista Flanagan is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. The nearest, Ava Cherry, was born in Woodlawn, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Blissville Township. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Crista Flanagan
Best known
Crista Flanagan
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blissville Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blissville Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
James N. Ashmore
1878–1944American football coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blissville 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)
- Ava Cherry: swimfinfan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Kirk: D. Kirk - Son of Walton Kirk Jr., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Watson II: USCAR(United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Logan H. Roots: Samuel Hart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James N. Ashmore: Rhart1213, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- June C. Smith: Illinois Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons