Famous people · Penn Township
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Penn Township
The nearest, Henry Gleason, was born in Dalton City, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists Penn Township as their birthplace yet. The Illinois lists hold names for 746 towns. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Henry Gleason
Best known
Henry Gleason
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Penn Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Penn Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John E. Cribbet
1918–2009Law professor and chancellor of the University of Illinois
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Penn 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)
- Henry Gleason: NYBG Staff Photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Livsey Jones: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Wilson: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hap Hadley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brant Hansen: Bassgrab75, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Carroll: Los Angeles Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons