Famous people · Brimfield Township
Born near Brimfield Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lorado Taft, from Elmwood, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Brimfield Township. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Lorado Taft
Best known
Lorado Taft
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brimfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brimfield Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Burton Morse
1867–1941Architect from Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brimfield 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)
- Lorado Taft: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Lord Russell: BlueSkyMidwestern, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Bellinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L. R. Kershaw: Pal408, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Phelps: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelius Lyman: Rogers, A.D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons