No famous person yet from Harwood Township
Kerr Township’s list, next door, has one name: Sid Mercer. Across Illinois, 771 towns list someone born there. 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.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Harwood Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Harwood Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Harwood Township
The best known from each town bordering Harwood Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harwood Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Sid Mercer: New York Journal staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons