Famous people · Douglas Township
Born near Douglas Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Carl A. Kemme, was born in Effingham, 3 mi away. Across the town line, Effingham lists 8, Carl A. Kemme first. Not one famous person on record comes from Douglas Township yet. 767 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Carl A. Kemme
Best known
Carl A. Kemme
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Douglas Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Douglas Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Nearby, Effingham has the most on record, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Douglas 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)
- Jimmy Kite: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Winkler: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Wolf: Mike LaChance: Flickr, e-mail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen T. Worland: Alan Oppenheimer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Shouse: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Berch: Macfadden Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons