
Born near North Muddy Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Edwin B. Brooks, from Newton, 8 mi away. Burl Ives is the most widely known, written about in 49 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from North Muddy Township yet. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
What stands out about North Muddy Township’s famous people
Famous people born near North Muddy Township
Nobody born in North Muddy Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Muddy 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)
- Burl Ives: The original uploader was Gamaliel at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Kite: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin B. Brooks: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Fithian: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Winkler: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurence F. Arnold: Edward J. Hughes, Secretary of State, editor. State of Illinois (Springfield, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Wolf: Mike LaChance: Flickr, e-mail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons