Jane Addams
1860–1935American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer
Famous people · Lancaster Township
Born near Lancaster Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest list is next door in Freeport: 37 names, starting with Calista Flockhart. Closest of all is Jane Addams, from Cedarville, 4 mi away. 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
14
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Jane Addams
Best known
Jane Addams
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lancaster Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lancaster Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Warren Kasch
1903–1965American sports coach, athletics administrator, educator
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The longest list nearby is Freeport’s, with 37.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lancaster 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 (13)
- Jane Addams: Harris Ewing, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calista Flockhart: Mireille Ampilhac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louella Parsons: Lowell Sun, December 23, 1941; International News Service photo with earliest date stamp October 9, 1937, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Kingsley Zipf: Freeport High School, Freeport, Illinois., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred A. Cohn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Cain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Heller: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Young: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles N. Fowler: “The U.S. House of Representatives - Portraits of Congressmen” (detail), Once a Week newspaper, 1895, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Haldeman: Engraved by W. T. Bather, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Edward Meinzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Henry Bode: Harold Hone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Alfred Forbes: The Hoyle Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons