Famous people · Jackson Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jackson Township
Sarah E. Dickson, born in Elwood, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Kiiara, with articles in 24 languages. No entry yet names Jackson Township as a birthplace. 746 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Kiiara
Best known
Kiiara
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jackson Township
Nobody born in Jackson Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Isaac Arthur Abt
1867–1955American pediatrician and university teacher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson 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)
- Tanner Roark: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Randall Edström: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Feely: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Cutshaw: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Arthur Abt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard J. Barr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Coomer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons