Famous people · Piasa Township
Born near Piasa Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Miles Davis is the most widely known, written about in 99 languages. Closest of all is Jason Isringhausen, from Brighton, 4 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Godfrey has the longest list: 3, with Brent Hawkins at the top. 753 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Miles Davis
Best known
Miles Davis
in 99 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Piasa Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Piasa Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Wadlow
1918–1940American who was the tallest recorded person in history
Hugh W. Cross
1896–1972American politician, lawyer, farmer, and businessman
Kathie Conway
1955–2024Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Ray Atkeson
1907–1990American photographer and postcard publisher
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Nearby, Godfrey has the most on record, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Piasa 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 (10)
- Miles Davis: Tom Palumbo from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wadlow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricochet: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson: Ivan Bessedin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Romer: Obama-Biden Transition Project, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh W. Cross: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Isringhausen: Sideonecincy on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Astroth: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent Hawkins: Canada Hky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Wainwright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons