Born near Gold Township: 4 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Red Gunkel, from Sheffield, 8 mi away. Darwin Teilhet is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Gold Township yet. 746 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.

What stands out about Gold Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Gold Township
The 4 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Clifford C. Parks
1860–1937American politician and businessman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gold 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 (1)
- Clifford C. Parks: Clifford C. Clark, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons