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Famous people · Brookside Township

Born near Brookside Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles

The nearest, Roland Burris, was born in Centralia, 5 mi away. Centralia’s list, next door, has 19 names, Roland Burris first among them. No famous person on record lists Brookside Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.

#1 best knownRoland BurrisPolitics & Law · born 1937
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Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Roland Burris
Best known
Roland Burris
in 24 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Brookside Township’s famous people

Close to homeThe 9 names on this page were all born no farther than 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Brookside Township

They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miCentralia · 5Hoyleton · 1Richview · 1Brookside Township
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Nearby, Centralia has the most on record, with 19.

Roland BurrisCentraliaRoland Burris & 18 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookside 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.

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