Famous people · Reading Township
Born near Reading Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Eleanor Moore, was born in Long Point, 4 mi away. No famous person on record lists Reading Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Clyde Tombaugh, with articles in 70 languages. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 746 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Clyde Tombaugh
Best known
Clyde Tombaugh
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Reading Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Reading Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Huston Finley
1863–1940American academic; NY Times editor-in-chief
Earl Bute
1899–1988American sports coach, athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reading 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)
- Clyde Tombaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Weller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Baskin: Kjjj6uhhhhh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Gunden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Huston Finley: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Essick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahlon Tisdale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons