13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Orvil Township
The best known of them is Scott Altman, with articles in 31 languages. No famous person’s birth in Orvil Township is on record yet. John A. Harts, born in Hartsburg, 2 mi away, is the closest. Across Illinois, 746 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Orvil Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Orvil Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Scott Altman
born 1959American astronaut, aviator and test pilot








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orvil 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 (9)
- Scott Altman: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Kinney: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Cook: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Rell Madigan: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Schlitt: Professional photographer Maltesen at da.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas W. Ewing: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Sophia Smith: The Journal of School Music/Eunice Plumb Brant, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah D. Botkin: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Callaway: From collection of User:JGHowes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons