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Famous people · Prairie Township

Born near Prairie Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is Virginia Cherrill, from Carthage, 4 mi away. No famous person on record lists Prairie Township as their birthplace yet. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.

#1 best knownVirginia CherrillFilm, TV & Stage · 1908–1996
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Closest
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Virginia Cherrill
Best known
Virginia Cherrill
in 36 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Prairie Township’s famous people

Close to homeNearby births fill this page: 12 people from up to 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Prairie Township

They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miKeokuk · 4Nauvoo · 3Warsaw · 2Carthage · 1Prairie Township
Edwin T. Layton

Edwin T. Layton

1903–1984

U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, noted for intelligence work during the Second World War

MilitaryNauvoo · 13 miWikipedia ↗
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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.

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