6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mound Township
The nearest, Thomas C. Hinkle, was born in La Clede, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Carl A. Kemme, with articles in 11 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Mound Township. 746 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
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Famous people born near Mound Township
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mound 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)
- Jimmy Kite: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Winkler: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Wolf: Mike LaChance: Flickr, e-mail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Shouse: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons