
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Drummer Township
The nearest, Frances McDormand, was born in Gibson City, 1 mi away. No entry yet names Drummer Township as a birthplace. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 747 towns. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois.
What stands out about Drummer Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Drummer Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








Gene Brucker
1924–2017American historian of the Renaissance and Florence
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Drummer 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)
- Frances McDormand: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Arthur Love: Robert LeRoy Knudsen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Loar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie C. Arends: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald C. Dobbins: Photo historian of the United States House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Horr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott M. Bennett: Marilyn Sudkamp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hamilton: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons