Ernest Calvin Williams
1887–1940United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Famous people · Corwin Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Corwin Township
The nearest, Ernest Calvin Williams, was born in Broadwell, 6 mi away. Scott Altman is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. The list for Corwin Township is empty for now. Across Illinois, 748 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Scott Altman
Best known
Scott Altman
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Corwin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Corwin Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Scott Altman
born 1959American astronaut, aviator and test pilot
Emma Gillett Oglesby
1845–1928American socialite and First Lady of Illinois
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Corwin 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 (8)
- Scott Altman: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Kinney: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Cook: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Rell Madigan: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Schlitt: Professional photographer Maltesen at da.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Stahl: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Gillett Oglesby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Calvin Williams: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons