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Famous people · Ellisville Township

Born near Ellisville Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is Frank F. Ross, from Avon, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists Ellisville Township as their birthplace yet. James Stockdale is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.

#1 best knownJames StockdaleMilitary · 1923–2005
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Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
James Stockdale
Best known
James Stockdale
in 24 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Ellisville Township’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Ellisville Township

The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miAvon · 3Abingdon · 3Prairie City · 1Berwick Township · 1Cuba · 1Ellisville Township
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ellisville 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.

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