
Born near Rich Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Craig Hodges, born in Park Forest, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Keke Palmer, with articles in 51 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Rich Township. Next door, Frankfort lists 11, led by Jessie Ackermann.
What stands out about Rich Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Rich Township
Nobody born in Rich Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


John Stossel
born 1947American consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author and libertarian columnist



Paris Barclay
born 1956American television director and producer

Tricky Stewart
born 1974American record producer from Illinois






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Famous people from the towns next door
Frankfort leads the towns around it, with 11 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rich 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 (15)
- John Stossel: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelsan Ellis: Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddy Curry: Pmandawg88 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Augustine: Hodyachih, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Syleena Johnson: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Bettenhausen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Weiser: LordAlex17, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Hodges: Photo Credit: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Bacon: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Albright: Ivan le Lorraine Albright (American, February 20, 1897 – November 18, 1983), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tricky Stewart: Kidfrost08, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paris Barclay: Richard Berg, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Ackermann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Dillard: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Michael Schmitz: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons



