Famous people · Hope Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hope Township
The best known of them is Jim Bottomley, with articles in 13 languages. Herbert Spencer Jennings, born in Tonica, 5 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Hope Township yet. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 747 towns.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Jim Bottomley
Best known
Jim Bottomley
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hope Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hope Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert J. Horner
1894–1935American film producer, director and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hope 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 (11)
- Jim Bottomley: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Papke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Spencer Jennings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Durbin: Kevin Burkett on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Cyrus Kearns: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernani Bernardi: Los Angeles Police Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur R. Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Allard: Seattle Mariners, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Goff: Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kathleen Gorby, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lamanske: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahlon Tisdale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons