7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Holland Township
Carl A. Kemme is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. The nearest, Fred K. Huffer, was born in Stewardson, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Holland Township. 760 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Holland Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Holland Township
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Holland 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.
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- Jimmy Kite: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Winkler: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Wolf: Mike LaChance: Flickr, e-mail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons