Famous people · Cass Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cass Township
Closest of all is Harry K. Newburn, from Cuba, 5 mi away. Joseph Sarsfield Glass is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 746 towns. Not one famous person on record comes from Cass Township yet.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Joseph Sarsfield Glass
Best known
Joseph Sarsfield Glass
in 8 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cass Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cass Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joseph Sarsfield Glass
1874–1926American Roman Catholic Bishop of Salt Lake
Frank L. Hagaman
1894–1966Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cass 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)
- Joseph Sarsfield Glass: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank L. Hagaman: Kansas State Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan K. Webb: Itslegalmania, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Sheely: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry K. Newburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence K. Bronson: U.S. Navy photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Tipton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Butkovich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Edwin Powell: ChristianDarling80, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harrison Nebergall: Gregorywall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons