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Famous people · Lovejoy Township

13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lovejoy Township

George Henry Hamilton, born in Wellington, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jessie Sumner, with articles in 5 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Lovejoy Township yet. 759 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.

#1 best knownJessie SumnerPolitics & Law · 1898–1994
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within 35 miles
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Jessie Sumner
Best known
Jessie Sumner
in 5 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Lovejoy Township’s famous people

Close to homeThe 13 names on this page were all born no farther than 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Lovejoy Township

Nobody born in Lovejoy Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

10 mi20 mi35 miHoopeston · 5Milford · 4Wellington · 1Rossville · 1Potomac · 1Lovejoy Township
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Claude Rothgeb

1880–1944

American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator

SportsMilford · 7 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lovejoy 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.

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