Famous people · Marrowbone Township
5 famous people were born within 35 miles of Marrowbone Township
Closest of all is Wesley Livsey Jones, from Bethany, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Henry Gleason, with articles in 17 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Marrowbone Township yet. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65.
Born nearby
5
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Henry Gleason
Best known
Henry Gleason
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Marrowbone Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Marrowbone Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John E. Cribbet
1918–2009Law professor and chancellor of the University of Illinois
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marrowbone 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 (4)
- Henry Gleason: NYBG Staff Photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Livsey Jones: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Wilson: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hap Hadley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons