Born near Jackson Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Lowell Richard Bayles, was born in Mason, 6 mi away. No famous person on record lists Jackson Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Carl A. Kemme, with articles in 11 languages. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 746 towns.
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jackson Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




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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.
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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
- Brian Shouse: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons