Famous people · Maine Township
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Maine Township
Doug Pinnick is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Closest of all is Lewis M. Long, from Gardner, 3 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Maine Township. 794 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Doug Pinnick
Best known
Doug Pinnick
in 7 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Maine Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Maine Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dutch Lonborg
1898–1985American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
John Mitchell
1870–1919(1870-1919) American labor leader
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maine 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 (3)
- Doug Pinnick: opethpainter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis M. Long: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mitchell: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons