Famous people · Elm Grove Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Elm Grove Township
The best known of them is Susan Dey, with articles in 28 languages. Closest of all is William S. Greene, from Tremont, 3 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Pekin has the longest list: 21, with Susan Dey at the top. No entry yet names Elm Grove Township as a birthplace.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Susan Dey
Best known
Susan Dey
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elm Grove Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elm Grove Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ormond Stone
1847–1933American astronomer, mathematician and educator
Abigail Scott Duniway
1834–1915American suffragist, writer, journalist, pioneer
Catherine Amanda Coburn
1839–1913Newspaper editor from Oregon, United States
David E. Lilienthal
1899–1981Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority and Atomic Energy Commission.
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Close by, the fullest list is Pekin’s, at 21 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elm Grove 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 (14)
- Susan Dey: ABC Television Network., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Dirksen: Richard Hood Harryman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ormond Stone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Creighton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Scott Duniway: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Brann: Atco Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Andrews Bumstead: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sol Bloom: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William McCall: Larry Semon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David E. Lilienthal: Harris and Ewing, Photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Greene: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Amanda Coburn: Mary Osborn Douthit et al, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Phegley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlan Eugene Tarbell: dockedship, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons