
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Osco Township
Closest of all is Charles O. Lobeck, from Andover, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Agnes Meyer Driscoll, with articles in 15 languages. No famous person on record lists Osco Township as their birthplace yet. Across Illinois, 746 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Osco Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Osco Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Louis Dalrymple
1866–1905American illustrator, caricaturist and cartoonist



John Taylor Hamilton
1843–1925Member of the U.S. House of Representatives



Jude Cole
born 1960American manager, record producer, singer, songwriter and guitarist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Osco 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)
- Agnes Meyer Driscoll: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Floyd Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O. Lobeck: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Taylor Hamilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Rezin: Nuclear Regulatory Commission from US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hughes: Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Dalrymple: From a photo by Schloss, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses E. Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Bridgford: Codehydro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons