Famous people · Drury Township
Born near Drury Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Charles Fox Parham, born in Muscatine, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Drury Township is on record yet. Next door, the list for Muscatine holds 28, Charles Fox Parham first. Across Illinois, the lists cover 746 towns.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Charles Fox Parham
Best known
Charles Fox Parham
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Drury Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Drury Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Shannahan
1870–1937Catholic priest of the Diocese of Davenport who was the third president of St. Ambrose University.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Muscatine has the most on record: 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Drury 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 (11)
- Charles Fox Parham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Allan Collins: Oscarfan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Parker Butler: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddy Chandler: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Winter: Harris and Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Gabriel: J.H. (Jacob Henry) Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank O. Horton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Peters: Beatriz Moisset, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Murray Wier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Claypool: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ryerson Butin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons