Mary Hunter Austin
1868–1934Memoirist, novelist, poet, essayist, critic, playwright
Famous people · Polk Township
6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Polk Township
Closest of all is Mary Hunter Austin, from Carlinville, 7 mi away. 749 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. The list for Polk Township is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
6
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Mary Hunter Austin
Best known
Mary Hunter Austin
in 17 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Polk Township
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Polk 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 (5)
- Mary Hunter Austin: Charles F. Lummis Uploader Telrúnya 16:02, 16 May 2008 (UTC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Juergensmeyer: Fred B. Worley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter F. Mack, Jr.: Campaign card (detail), 1950-1962, Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred R. Page: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Manar: University of Chicago Institute of Politics, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons