Jane Addams
1860–1935American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer
Famous people · Harlem Township
Born near Harlem Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles
Jane Addams, born in Cedarville, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Freeport lists the most: 37, with Calista Flockhart first. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Jane Addams
Best known
Jane Addams
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Harlem Township’s famous people
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Famous people born near Harlem Township
Nobody born in Harlem Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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Of the towns around it, Freeport has the most on record: 37.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harlem 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)
- Jane Addams: Harris Ewing, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calista Flockhart: Mireille Ampilhac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louella Parsons: Lowell Sun, December 23, 1941; International News Service photo with earliest date stamp October 9, 1937, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Kingsley Zipf: Freeport High School, Freeport, Illinois., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred A. Cohn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Cain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Heller: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons