Famous people · Bowlesville Township
Born near Bowlesville Township: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Kassie DePaiva is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Closest of all is James H. Wilson, from Shawneetown, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bowlesville Township. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Kassie DePaiva
Best known
Kassie DePaiva
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bowlesville Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bowlesville Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sarah Marshall Hayden
1825–1899First woman novelist in Illinois
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bowlesville 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 (15)
- Kassie DePaiva: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earle Clements: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Wilson: Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David D. Phelps: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendall Rhine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Wayne Parrish: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel S. Marshall: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Augustus Ayres: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Barker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank C. Millspaugh: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Wilshire: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon W. Phelps: Illinois Lawmakers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Marshall Hayden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bluford Wilson: Paul and Chester Farthing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian H. Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons