Famous people · Highland Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Highland Township
Franklin Sumner Earle, born in Dwight, 7 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Highland Township. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Franklin Sumner Earle
Best known
Franklin Sumner Earle
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Highland Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Highland Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dutch Lonborg
1898–1985American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
John Tracy Ellis
1905–1992American priest and historian of the Catholic Church
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highland 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)
- Franklin Sumner Earle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Leslie Smith: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mabel Trunnelle: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Strong: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis M. Long: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoinette Funk: Harris & Ewing Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Clancy: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holger Toftoy: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Renfrew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Bland: Iaswdikol, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons