Famous people · Empire Township
Born near Empire Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Walter Dill Scott is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Closest of all is John Allen Sterling, from Le Roy, 1 mi away. The list for Empire Township is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Walter Dill Scott
Best known
Walter Dill Scott
in 8 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Empire Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Walter Dill Scott
1869–1955American psychologist and educator (1869–1955); president of Northwestern University
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Empire 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 (6)
- Walter Dill Scott: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Allen Sterling: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vespasian Warner: Clinedinst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Horr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Feese: brianc at flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Hendryx: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons