Famous people · East Fork Township
Born near East Fork Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Harold Lasswell, with articles in 35 languages. The nearest, Virgil Miller, was born in Coffeen, 2 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in East Fork Township. Of the bordering towns, Hillsboro has the longest list: 12, with Matt Hughes at the top.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Harold Lasswell
Best known
Harold Lasswell
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Fork Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Fork Township
Nobody born in East Fork Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Paul Martin Pearson
1871–1938Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
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The longest list nearby is Hillsboro’s, with 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Fork 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 (10)
- Harold Lasswell: Martap95, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Osborn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil Miller: uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Wesley Stratton: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Belva Gaertner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Earl Major: Illinois State Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Campbell Hopper: Air Service, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Martin Pearson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Roe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Hughes: Tom Nguyen ("enviziondotnet") on Flickr., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons