
1 famous people were born within 35 miles of Forest City Township
The nearest, Gordon Buehrig, was born in Mason City, 12 mi away. The Illinois lists hold names for 782 towns. No entry yet names Forest City Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest City 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.
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- Gordon Buehrig: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons