Famous people · Carrigan Township
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Carrigan Township
The nearest, James Wickersham, was born in Patoka, 4 mi away. William Jennings Bryan is the most widely known, written about in 52 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Carrigan Township. 750 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
William Jennings Bryan
Best known
William Jennings Bryan
in 52 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Carrigan Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Carrigan Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Brady
1940–2014White House Press Secretary under Ronald Reagan
Dwight Eddleman
1922–2001American basketball player and high jumper
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carrigan 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 (13)
- William Jennings Bryan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roland Burris: U.S. Senate Photo/Jeff McEvoy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Brady: White House Photo Collection Galleries / Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Laswell: nomo/michael hoefnerhttp://www.zwo5.de, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- David Blackwell: George Bergman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Johnson: Taylorkeefer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Bryan: C.W._&_W.J._Bryan.jpg: Bain News Service derivative work: Tilden76 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wickersham: "photo copyright by Harris & Ewing", whoever that is., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockette Morton: Paul Newport, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Wesley Vursell: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Martin: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Baldridge: BrDen, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Clark: Las Vegas News Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons