Famous people · Osage Township
Born near Osage Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Clyde Tombaugh, with articles in 70 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Osage Township. Eleanor Moore, born in Long Point, 6 mi away, is the closest. 746 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Clyde Tombaugh
Best known
Clyde Tombaugh
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Osage Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Osage Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harrison S. Kerrick
1873–1939American Army officer, railroad official and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Osage 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 (7)
- Clyde Tombaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Weller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Spencer Jennings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Baskin: Kjjj6uhhhhh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Cyrus Kearns: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur R. Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harrison S. Kerrick: King W. Snell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons