Famous people · Lake Township
Born near Lake Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Roland Burris, was born in Centralia, 11 mi away. No entry yet names Lake Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Roland Burris
Best known
Roland Burris
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Brady
1940–2014White House Press Secretary under Ronald Reagan
Dwight Eddleman
1922–2001American basketball player and high jumper
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake 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 (4)
- Roland Burris: U.S. Senate Photo/Jeff McEvoy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Brady: White House Photo Collection Galleries / Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Blackwell: George Bergman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Johnson: Taylorkeefer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons