Famous people · Colfax Township
Born near Colfax Township: 5 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Leo Pfeffer, from Seymour, 6 mi away. Roger Ebert is the most widely known, written about in 100 languages. No famous person on record lists Colfax Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
5
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Roger Ebert
Best known
Roger Ebert
in 100 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Colfax Township
The 5 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colfax 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 (4)
- Roger Ebert: Sound Opinions, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Holley: Sol Goldberg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lars Peter Hansen: Ricardomayer at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie Garth: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons