
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Crooked Creek Township
Payne Ratner, born in Casey, 7 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Crooked Creek Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Burl Ives, with articles in 49 languages. Famous people are on record for 794 of the towns in Illinois.
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Famous people born near Crooked Creek Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crooked Creek 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 (6)
- Burl Ives: The original uploader was Gamaliel at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Fithian: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Payne Ratner: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel H. Young: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Barthold Norman: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Andrews Rhodes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons