Famous people · Prairie Township
Born near Prairie Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Edgar Township, which borders it, has one on its list: Abraham L. Stanfield. The best known of them is Gordon Allport, with articles in 53 languages. Closest of all is Bonner Fellers, from Ridge Farm, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Prairie Township yet.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Gordon Allport
Best known
Gordon Allport
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Prairie Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Prairie Township
Nobody born in Prairie Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
W. Dale Compton
1929–2017Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1955
Abraham L. Stanfield
1860–1927American businessman and politician
George Davis Herron
1862–1925American clergyman, writer and activist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Edgar Township has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prairie 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 (7)
- Ernie Pyle: Milton J. Pike, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonner Fellers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Owen West: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Davis Herron: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Holaday: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Shepard: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham L. Stanfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons