Famous people · Elsah Township
Born near Elsah Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Bryan Hudson, born in Godfrey, 6 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Godfrey has the longest list: 3, with Brent Hawkins at the top. So far, no famous person on record was born in Elsah Township. The best known of them is Miles Davis, with articles in 99 languages.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Miles Davis
Best known
Miles Davis
in 99 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elsah Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elsah Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ray Atkeson
1907–1990American photographer and postcard publisher
Kathie Conway
1955–2024Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Robert Wadlow
1918–1940American who was the tallest recorded person in history
Shandi Finnessey
born 1978American beauty queen, model, and television hostess
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elsah 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 (8)
- Miles Davis: Tom Palumbo from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wadlow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricochet: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson: Ivan Bessedin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Romer: Obama-Biden Transition Project, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Bailey: Greg Hernandez, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Williams: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent Hawkins: Canada Hky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons