Famous people · Riley Township
Born near Riley Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Egbert Van Alstyne, was born in Marengo, 4 mi away. Jeanne Gang is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Riley Township. 746 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Jeanne Gang
Best known
Jeanne Gang
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Riley Township’s famous people
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Famous people born near Riley Township
Nobody born in Riley Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riley 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)
- Jeanne Gang: Kramesarah, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Egbert Van Alstyne: JGDickens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Eugene Fuller: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emory S. Bogardus: Unidentified (El Rodeo is the University of Southern California yearbook published by University of Southern California), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Mann Towner: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Lundgren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Leo Sullivan: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons