Famous people · Marion Township
Born near Marion Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Frank White, was born in Stillman Valley, 2 mi away. Carl Barks is the most widely known, written about in 49 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.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Carl Barks
Best known
Carl Barks
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Marion Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Marion Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Albert Spalding
1850–1915American pitcher, manager, and business executive
Francis Kosier Newcomer
1889–1967Brigadier general, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
Akiane Kramarik
born 1994American artist, humanitarian, poet, child prodigy and philanthropist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marion 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)
- Carl Barks: Alan Light on flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Spalding: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Courtright: Fred Guiol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Waldo Trine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Leon Wilson: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Mills Regan: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Kosier Newcomer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons