Famous people · Pierce Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pierce Township
Frank Rinehart, born in Maple Park, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Cindy Crawford, with articles in 74 languages. No entry yet names Pierce Township as a birthplace. 746 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Cindy Crawford
Best known
Cindy Crawford
in 74 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pierce Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pierce Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Rea Keast
1914–1998American academic administrator; fifth president of Wayne State University
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pierce 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 (4)
- Richard Jenkins: anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Willard Wirtz: Photograph in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Sweatt: saruwine from Tampere, Finland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons