Famous people · Meridian Township
Born near Meridian Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Barbara Johnson, from Sandoval, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Roland Burris, with articles in 24 languages. No famous person on record lists Meridian Township as their birthplace yet. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Roland Burris
Best known
Roland Burris
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Meridian Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Meridian Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Brady
1940–2014White House Press Secretary under Ronald Reagan
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Meridian 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)
- Roland Burris: U.S. Senate Photo/Jeff McEvoy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Brady: White House Photo Collection Galleries / Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Blackwell: George Bergman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Johnson: Taylorkeefer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wickersham: "photo copyright by Harris & Ewing", whoever that is., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Sherman Jennings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Rueter: User BurmaShaver on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Baldridge: BrDen, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Clark: Las Vegas News Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons