Famous people · Burgess Township
Born near Burgess Township: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Gretchen Wilson, born in Pocahontas, 3 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Burgess Township. 759 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Gretchen Wilson
Best known
Gretchen Wilson
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Burgess Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Burgess Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Josephine Elizabeth Burns Glasgow
1887–1969American mathematician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burgess 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 (11)
- Gretchen Wilson: Keith Hinkle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Odorizzi: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam LaPorta: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlo U. Landolt: NOIRLab, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Thole: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Jett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Richards: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Parker: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Oberkfell: JohnmaxmenaJohn Mena, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Merritt: Roger Chang, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Udell H. Stallings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons