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Famous people · Rice Township

Born near Rice Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles

Not one famous person on record comes from Rice Township yet. Donald William Kerst, born in Galena, 7 mi away, is the closest. 753 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.

#2 best knownFrederick SchwatkaWriting & Arts · 1849–1892
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Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Donald William Kerst
Best known
Donald William Kerst
in 15 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Rice Township’s famous people

Close to homeNearby births fill this page: 9 people from up to 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Rice Township

The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miGalena · 5Hazel Green · 3Andrew · 1Rice Township
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Donald William Kerst

1911–1993

American accelerator physicist who developed the betatron

Science & MedicineGalena · 7 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rice 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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