
Born near Genoa Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Egbert Van Alstyne, was born in Marengo, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Albert J. Hopkins, with articles in 11 languages. No entry yet names Genoa Township as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 775 of the towns in Illinois.
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Famous people born near Genoa Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Genoa 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 (4)
- Albert J. Hopkins: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Egbert Van Alstyne: JGDickens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Lundgren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Leo Sullivan: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons