Famous people · Butler Township
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Butler Township
Closest of all is Buell G. Gallagher, from Rankin, 3 mi away. Curtiss LaQ. Day is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The list for Butler Township is empty for now. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 794 towns.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Curtiss LaQ. Day
Best known
Curtiss LaQ. Day
in 4 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Butler Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Butler Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Margaret Harper
1911–2000Chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps
Edward Franklin Buchner
1868–1929American academic and scholar in education studies
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Butler 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 (8)
- Curtiss LaQ. Day: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Frerichs: US Department of Labor: Scott M. Allen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thad Matta: jmcmann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hamilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Gustine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoinette Downing: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Plackett: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iceal Hambleton: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons