Born near Fidelity Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Arthur Scott King, from Jerseyville, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Eulabee Dix, with articles in 10 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Fidelity Township. Across Illinois, 750 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Fidelity Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Fidelity Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Hugh W. Cross
1896–1972American politician, lawyer, farmer, and businessman

Kathie Conway
1955–2024Member of the Missouri House of Representatives

Flora Hamilton Cassel
1852–1911American musician, composer, and activist




Bill Burghardt
1912–1981American sports coach, athletics administrator, educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fidelity 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 (7)
- Eulabee Dix: Robert Henri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh W. Cross: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Isringhausen: Sideonecincy on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent Hawkins: Canada Hky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Wainwright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Boring: Boring Family, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Flora Hamilton Cassel: J.H. (Jacob Henry) Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons