Famous people · Ontario Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ontario Township
Carl Sandburg is the most widely known, written about in 86 languages. The nearest, Kid Mohler, was born in Oneida, 3 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Ontario Township. Across Illinois, 753 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Carl Sandburg
Best known
Carl Sandburg
in 86 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ontario Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ontario Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Max Hunter Harrison
1893–1986
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.
1859–1896American engineer
Helen Louise Babcock
1867–1929American educator, elocutionist, dramatic reader
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ontario 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 (10)
- Carl Sandburg: Al Ravenna, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Hamilton: Todd_Hamilton_uncropped.jpg: SN#1 @ Flickr derivative work: Austin512, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rusling Block: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Samuelson: University of Idaho, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Helgesen Fitch: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hick Cady: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Louise Babcock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kid Mohler: Harry Murphy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Henry Jelliff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons