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Famous people · Orion Township

Born near Orion Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles

Steven R. Nagel, born in Canton, 6 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Orion Township as their birthplace yet. 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.

#1 best knownSteven R. NagelScience & Medicine · 1946–2014
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Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Steven R. Nagel
Best known
Steven R. Nagel
in 23 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Orion Township’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Orion Township

They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miCanton · 6St. David · 1Orion Township
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orion 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.

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