Famous people · Blount Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Blount Township
Ned Luke, born in Danville, 7 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Danville lists 53, Ned Luke first. No entry yet names Blount Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Ned Luke
Best known
Ned Luke
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blount Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blount Township
Nobody born in Blount Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Margaret Harper
1911–2000Chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps
Vee Green
1900–1967American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator
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Of the towns around it, Danville has the most on record: 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blount 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)
- Ned Luke: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Van Dyke: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph R. Tanner: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Morgan: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Ankrum: Lippert Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Lee Stephens, Sr.: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons