Born near Duncan Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Paul G. Baker, was born in Joy, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Duncan Township. Suzy Bogguss is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 746 towns.
What stands out about Duncan Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Duncan Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



H. L. Carnahan
1879–1941American politician (1879–1941); Lieutenant Governor of California, 1928–1931

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Duncan 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 (4)
- Suzy Bogguss: SBHandyMan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judson Churchill Welliver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. L. Carnahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mona Martin: Gbrantz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons