Famous people · Fountain Bluff Township
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fountain Bluff Township
The nearest, Joe Grace, was born in Gorham, 5 mi away. John A. Logan is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. No entry yet names Fountain Bluff Township as a birthplace. 753 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
John A. Logan
Best known
John A. Logan
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fountain Bluff Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fountain Bluff Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill Schindler
1896–1979Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1920
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fountain Bluff 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 (12)
- John A. Logan: Pratt, Dewitt C., photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Bost: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Ohl: Fleer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bucky Bockhorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Janson: Jules on the Road, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent E. Keller: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy High: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Grace: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Noell: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Cissell: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Kiefner: Lewis Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ike Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons