Famous people · Grant Township
Born near Grant Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Jean Hixson, born in Hoopeston, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jessie Sumner, with articles in 5 languages. No famous person on record lists Grant Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Jessie Sumner
Best known
Jessie Sumner
in 5 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grant Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grant Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Margaret Harper
1911–2000Chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps
Claude Rothgeb
1880–1944American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Eula Davis McEwan
1879–1962Geologist for the National Museum of Natural History
Joseph R. Callahan
1892–1977American farmer, businessman, and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grant 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 (7)
- Jessie Sumner: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thad Matta: jmcmann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hamilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Gustine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eula Davis McEwan: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iceal Hambleton: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph R. Callahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons