
6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Orchard Township
The nearest, Bill Trotter, was born in Cisne, 11 mi away. Mad Man Pondo is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Orchard Township yet. In Illinois, 750 towns have someone on the list.
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Famous people born near Orchard Township
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orchard 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 (4)
- Mad Man Pondo: Hotzenwalder from Waddinxveen, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Trotter: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Sacchieri: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren W. Duncan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons