
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fairhaven Township
The nearest, Charles S. Lobingier, was born in Lanark, 10 mi away. Robert Andrews Millikan is the most widely known, written about in 105 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Fairhaven Township. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 746 towns.
What stands out about Fairhaven Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Fairhaven Township
Nobody born in Fairhaven Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Albert N. Jorgensen
1899–19787th President of the University of Connecticut




Gertrude Foster Brown
1867–1956American concert pianist, teacher, and suffragette

C. Louise Boehringer
1878–1956American politician; superintendent of schools
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairhaven 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)
- Robert Andrews Millikan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lafe McKee: Willis Kent, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Cameron: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gertrude Foster Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Louise Boehringer: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Lobingier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons