Famous people · Grisham Township
Born near Grisham Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Harold Lasswell, was born in Donnellson, 3 mi away. The list for Grisham Township is empty for now. 748 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Harold Lasswell
Best known
Harold Lasswell
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grisham Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grisham Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Paul Martin Pearson
1871–1938Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grisham 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 (10)
- Harold Lasswell: Martap95, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Osborn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil Miller: uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Wesley Stratton: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Belva Gaertner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Earl Major: Illinois State Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Campbell Hopper: Air Service, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jess Dobernic: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Martin Pearson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Kreevich: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons