
Born near Parker Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Fred Barthold Norman, from Martinsville, 5 mi away. Gregg Toland is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. No famous person’s birth in Parker Township is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 747 of the towns in Illinois.
What stands out about Parker Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Parker Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parker 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 (8)
- Gregg Toland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Clary: Photoplayers Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Martin: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobbi Trout: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald W. Davis: Mark Tuschman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Barthold Norman: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abe Bowman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cy Warman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons