Famous people · Partridge Township
Born near Partridge Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Gene Maddox, from Chillicothe, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Betty Friedan, with articles in 70 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Partridge Township. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Betty Friedan
Best known
Betty Friedan
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Partridge Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Partridge Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Stacy D. VanDeveer
born 1967American political scientist
Joseph Henry Wegstein
1922–2015American computer scientist
William Lane Craig
born 1949American Christian apologist and theologian
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Partridge 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 (6)
- Betty Friedan: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer. Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ogden Stiers: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Pryor: GAC=General Artists Corporation (management)/Photographer:Berk Costello, New York City/Mister Kelly's, who sent the photo and release to the press., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Simmons: Glen Engel-Cox, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lane Craig: ReasonableFaith.org, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Fogelberg: Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons