
Born near Cazenovia Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Ben Zobrist is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. The nearest, Clifford C. Ireland, was born in Washburn, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Cazenovia Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
What stands out about Cazenovia Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Cazenovia Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Joseph Henry Wegstein
1922–2015American computer scientist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cazenovia 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 (3)
- Ben Zobrist: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford C. Ireland: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Frank Duryea: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons