11 famous people were born within 35 miles of McClellan Township
Crista Flanagan, born in Mount Vernon, 5 mi away, is the closest. The list for McClellan Township is empty for now. 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.
What stands out about McClellan Township’s famous people
Famous people born near McClellan Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





James N. Ashmore
1878–1944American football coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach
Ephraim S. Claybourn
1851–1909Who’s the most famous person from McClellan Township?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who McClellan Township’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McClellan 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 (5)
- Ava Cherry: swimfinfan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Kirk: D. Kirk - Son of Walton Kirk Jr., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Watson II: USCAR(United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James N. Ashmore: Rhart1213, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons