
Born near Crouch Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jerry Sloan, was born in McLeansboro, 9 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Crouch Township. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
What stands out about Crouch Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Crouch Township
Nobody born in Crouch Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Mel Collard
1894–1971American football, basketball, and baseball coach


Harold A. Garman
1918–1992United States Army Medal of Honor recipient


Glenn Martin
1906–1997American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crouch 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)
- Jerry Sloan: Daveiba, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Borah: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Stelle: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry C. Warmoth: William Kurtz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James R. Campbell: The Neale Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold A. Garman: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Clippinger: Harris & Ewing (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drue Pearce: United States Department of Transportation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons