Famous people · Newell Township
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Newell Township
The nearest, Ned Luke, was born in Danville, 4 mi away. Next door, the list for Danville holds 53, Ned Luke first. No entry yet names Newell Township as a birthplace. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Ned Luke
Best known
Ned Luke
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Newell Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Newell Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Vee Green
1900–1967American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator
Margaret Harper
1911–2000Chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Danville lists the most people: 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newell 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 (12)
- Ned Luke: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Van Dyke: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph R. Tanner: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Morgan: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Ankrum: Lippert Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Myers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil M. Harden: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Lee Stephens, Sr.: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Stewart Voorhees: "Times-Picayune" (New Orleans, LA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enos H. Nebeker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Savage: Eugene Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iceal Hambleton: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons