
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Maryland Township
Mount Morris Township, which borders it, has one on its list: Ralph Waldo Trine. Closest of all is Calista Flockhart, from Freeport, 10 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Maryland Township. 770 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
What stands out about Maryland Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Maryland Township
Nobody born in Maryland Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Warren Kasch
1903–1965American sports coach, athletics administrator, educator

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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maryland 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)
- Calista Flockhart: Mireille Ampilhac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Barks: Alan Light on flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louella Parsons: Lowell Sun, December 23, 1941; International News Service photo with earliest date stamp October 9, 1937, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Kingsley Zipf: Freeport High School, Freeport, Illinois., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred A. Cohn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Cain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Heller: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Waldo Trine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Frances Winston Newson: Kansas State University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

