Famous people · Martin Township
Born near Martin Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Dwight Ireneus Douglass, was born in Colfax, 3 mi away. Frances McDormand is the most widely known, written about in 83 languages. 770 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Martin Township.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Frances McDormand
Best known
Frances McDormand
in 83 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Martin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Martin Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Walter Dill Scott
1869–1955American psychologist and educator (1869–1955); president of Northwestern University
Gene Brucker
1924–2017American historian of the Renaissance and Florence
Thomas M. Bennett
born 1956American politician in Illinois
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Martin 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 (9)
- Frances McDormand: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Arthur Love: Robert LeRoy Knudsen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Dill Scott: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Loar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott M. Bennett: Marilyn Sudkamp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hamilton: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Horr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Feese: brianc at flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Bennett: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons