Famous people · Bowdre Township
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bowdre Township
Dick Hyde, born in Hindsboro, 2 mi away, is the closest. The list for Bowdre Township is empty for now. The best known of them is Gregg Toland, with articles in 33 languages. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 748 towns.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Gregg Toland
Best known
Gregg Toland
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bowdre Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bowdre Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Fred Ernst Busbey
1895–1966Politician and United States Army soldier
Paul Eagler
1890–1961American cinematographer and special effects artist
Ben Roller
1876–1933American football player, professional wrestler and physician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bowdre 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 (14)
- Gregg Toland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Clary: Photoplayers Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Martin: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald W. Davis: Mark Tuschman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cowper Brann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Gilbert Pearson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Ernst Busbey: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Bertram: Studio of Aimé Dupont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Eagler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Roller: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Wakefield: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Cox: George Burke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Miller: Photo by Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton, Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis H. Galbreath: The School Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons