Born near Lucas Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
George Lyons, born in Bible Grove Township, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Carl A. Kemme, with articles in 12 languages. 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.
What stands out about Lucas Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Lucas Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lucas 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 (5)
- Jimmy Kite: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin B. Brooks: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Winkler: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurence F. Arnold: Edward J. Hughes, Secretary of State, editor. State of Illinois (Springfield, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Wolf: Mike LaChance: Flickr, e-mail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons