Famous people · Freedom Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Freedom Township
The nearest, Gary K. Wolf, was born in Earlville, 7 mi away. Wild Bill Hickok is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Freedom Township. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Wild Bill Hickok
Best known
Wild Bill Hickok
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Freedom Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Freedom Township
Nobody born in Freedom Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Fritz Crisler
1899–1982American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Manley L. Fosseen
1869–1947American politician – Minnesota -House 1903-06 (District 42); Senate 1907-14 (District 42)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freedom 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 (9)
- Wild Bill Hickok: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary K. Wolf: Kyle Cassidy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Merriam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Belle Johnson: Belle Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Seno: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen E. Hokinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Vogel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fritz Crisler: Unidentified (Michiganensian is the University of Michigan yearbook published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons