Famous people · Newtown Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Newtown Township
Clyde Tombaugh, born in Streator, 6 mi away, is the closest. The list for Newtown 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.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Clyde Tombaugh
Best known
Clyde Tombaugh
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Newtown Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Newtown Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Huston Finley
1863–1940American academic; NY Times editor-in-chief
Earl Bute
1899–1988American sports coach, athletics administrator
Patricia Tallman
born 1957American actress and stunt performer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newtown 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 (7)
- Clyde Tombaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moira Harris: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John P. McGarity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Weller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Baskin: Kjjj6uhhhhh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Rutherford: Joseph F. Kohler - DOT Staff., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Gunden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Huston Finley: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons