Born near Prairie Creek Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Scott Altman, with articles in 31 languages. The nearest, John A. Harts, was born in Hartsburg, 6 mi away. 792 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Prairie Creek Township.
What stands out about Prairie Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Prairie Creek Township
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Scott Altman
born 1959American astronaut, aviator and test pilot




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prairie Creek 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)
- Scott Altman: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Kinney: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Cook: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Rell Madigan: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Schlitt: Professional photographer Maltesen at da.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons