Born near Boynton Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Edward Buehrig, from Minier, 8 mi away. Thomas W. Ewing is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The list for Boynton Township is empty for now. The Illinois lists hold names for 746 towns.
What stands out about Boynton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Boynton Township
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boynton 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 (4)
- Thomas W. Ewing: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Sophia Smith: The Journal of School Music/Eunice Plumb Brant, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah D. Botkin: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Callaway: From collection of User:JGHowes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons