Famous people · Linn Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Linn Township
The best known of them is Ben Zobrist, with articles in 13 languages. Closest of all is Clifford C. Ireland, from Washburn, 5 mi away. 746 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Linn Township.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Ben Zobrist
Best known
Ben Zobrist
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Linn Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Linn Township
Nobody born in Linn Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Joseph Henry Wegstein
1922–2015American computer scientist
Ira T. Carrithers
1886–1955American sports coach, athletics administrator
Harrison S. Kerrick
1873–1939American Army officer, railroad official and author
Levi Branson "Lee" Reeder
1865–1930American politician in Oregon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Linn 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 (8)
- Ben Zobrist: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Minnie Vautrin: Emma Lyon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford C. Ireland: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Frantz: User Rougher07 on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Frank Duryea: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi Branson "Lee" Reeder: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harrison S. Kerrick: King W. Snell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira T. Carrithers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons