Glenn Martin
1906–1997American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator
Famous people · Leech Township
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Leech Township
The best known of them is William Borah, with articles in 16 languages. Glenn Martin, born in Burnt Prairie, 6 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Leech Township. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
William Borah
Best known
William Borah
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Leech Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Leech Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Paul William Brosman
1899–1955American academic administrator
Harold A. Garman
1918–1992United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Alvin Francis Lindsay
1882–1957American politician in Missouri
George Berg
1868–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Tony Brown
born 1961Former Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leech 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 (14)
- William Borah: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. O. Flower: B O Flower, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James R. Williams: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold A. Garman: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James V. Heidinger: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark R. Bacon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Clippinger: Harris & Ewing (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Cecil Kohlsaat: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drue Pearce: United States Department of Transportation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Huntley Bassett: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Meredith Helm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Elder: Greg Edwards, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. H. Kohlsaat: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren W. Duncan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons