Born near Ela Township: 30 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Phoebe Snetsinger, was born in Lake Zurich, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Charlie Kirk, with articles in 85 languages. The list for Ela Township is empty for now. Next door, Barrington lists 26, led by Brian Dietzen.
What stands out about Ela Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Ela Township
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.












Jo Jorgensen
born 1957American politician, 2020 Libertarian Party presidential candidate








Sebastian Maniscalco
born 1973American stand-up comedian and actor

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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Barrington’s, at 26 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ela 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 (21)
- Charlie Kirk: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Spector: Birmingham City F.C., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian McBride: JamesGrantGroup, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Dietzen: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillipa Soo: Amanda Lucidon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Moore: ISAF Regional Command (South), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Strobel: Lindy Hopper Phoenix, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zak Orth: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Novak: scott mecum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felice Herrig: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Walsh: United States Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Garoppolo: U.S. Air Force Employee Lan Kim of Travis AFB, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Cousins: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sebastian Maniscalco: PACK EXPO: The World's Premier Packaging and Processing Trade Show, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Cameron: Patty.Nigri.Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Bozek: BDZ Sports, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Larson: Christian Bier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Simon: dann_garcia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Campbell: William L. Herbert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Redlicki: robbiesaurus from Smithtown, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Tauchman: YESNetwork, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons


