Famous people · Brown Township
Born near Brown Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Donald C. Dobbins, born in Dewey, 6 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Brown Township is on record yet. The best known of them is Frances McDormand, with articles in 83 languages. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 746 towns.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Frances McDormand
Best known
Frances McDormand
in 83 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brown Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brown Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Darren W. McDew
born 1960United States Air Force general and board member; director at USAA
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brown 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)
- Frances McDormand: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Arthur Love: Robert LeRoy Knudsen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin V. Champion: Photo Historian of the United States House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren W. McDew: U.S. Transportation Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald C. Dobbins: Photo historian of the United States House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vespasian Warner: Clinedinst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons