
Born near Nunda Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Brzenk, from McHenry, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Nunda Township is on record yet. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
What stands out about Nunda Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Nunda Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Todd Alcott
born 1961American screenwriter, playwright, actor, and director








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nunda 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 (11)
- John Brzenk: BarMihSan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanze Egekeze: Hanegi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Kmet: U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Grossklag, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Conner: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Fiedorowicz: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Hiller: San Francisco Giants / MLB, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Lindberg: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Olsen: Sgt. Nick Choy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Gardeck: David, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Kaczmarski: Joel Dinda: Flickr, website, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons