Famous people · Jersey Township
Born near Jersey Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Arthur Scott King, born in Jerseyville, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Karen Allen, with articles in 46 languages. No entry yet names Jersey Township as a birthplace. 746 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Karen Allen
Best known
Karen Allen
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jersey Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jersey Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Hugh W. Cross
1896–1972American politician, lawyer, farmer, and businessman
Kathie Conway
1955–2024Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Flora Hamilton Cassel
1852–1911American musician, composer, and activist
Ben F. Caldwell
1848–1924U.S. Representative from Illinois
Ray Atkeson
1907–1990American photographer and postcard publisher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jersey 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 (12)
- Karen Allen: Michele Eve Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Reno: David Francis Barry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Thomas Rainey: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh W. Cross: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Isringhausen: Sideonecincy on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Barnet Fry: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben F. Caldwell: Joseph Wallace author. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edna O. Simpson: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent Hawkins: Canada Hky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Wainwright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Flora Hamilton Cassel: J.H. (Jacob Henry) Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wadsworth Chapman: HecRPD, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons