Famous people · Chadwick
Born near Chadwick: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Edward Alphonso Goldman, from Mount Carroll, 7 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Chadwick. The best known of them is Robert Andrews Millikan, with articles in 105 languages. Famous people are on record for 746 of the towns in Illinois.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Robert Andrews Millikan
Best known
Robert Andrews Millikan
in 105 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chadwick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chadwick
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Lorenzo Griffith
1877–1944American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator
Emmert L. Wingert
1899–1971Wisconsin Supreme Court justice
Albert N. Jorgensen
1899–19787th President of the University of Connecticut
Gertrude Foster Brown
1867–1956American concert pianist, teacher, and suffragette
C. Louise Boehringer
1878–1956American politician; superintendent of schools
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chadwick 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 (9)
- Robert Andrews Millikan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lafe McKee: Willis Kent, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Cameron: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neta Snook Southern: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gertrude Foster Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Louise Boehringer: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Lobingier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lorenzo Griffith: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ward Miller: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons