Terrence Malick
born 1943American film director and screenwriter
Famous people · Dayton Township
Born near Dayton Township: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Terrence Malick, born in Ottawa, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Ottawa has the longest list: 33, with Terrence Malick at the top. So far, no famous person on record was born in Dayton Township. 749 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Terrence Malick
Best known
Terrence Malick
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dayton Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dayton Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Maria Kanellis
born 1982American professional wrestler, manager, actress and singer
William Deacon White
1878–1939American educator and sports promoter in Edmonton, Alberta
John Huston Finley
1863–1940American academic; NY Times editor-in-chief
Fritz Crisler
1899–1982American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
John Tracy Ellis
1905–1992American priest and historian of the Catholic Church
Frederick C. Williams
1855–1940American politician in California
Earl Bute
1899–1988American sports coach, athletics administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Ottawa counts 33 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dayton 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 (16)
- Terrence Malick: Michael Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McGrath: David Fore of Lloyd David Photography, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Kanellis: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary K. Wolf: Kyle Cassidy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Lee: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Merriam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Huston Finley: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Essick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fritz Crisler: Unidentified (Michiganensian is the University of Michigan yearbook published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holger Toftoy: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Renfrew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Bland: Iaswdikol, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick C. Williams: David Holmes Woods (Life time: prior to 1926 (born 1830)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Behel: Old Judge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Sheehan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Deacon White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons