Famous people · Rio Township
Born near Rio Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Karl Swanson, was born in North Henderson, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Rio Township is on record yet. The best known of them is Carl Sandburg, with articles in 86 languages. 762 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Carl Sandburg
Best known
Carl Sandburg
in 86 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rio Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rio Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert B. Blair
born 1972Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.
1859–1896American engineer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rio 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 (6)
- Carl Sandburg: Al Ravenna, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Hamilton: Todd_Hamilton_uncropped.jpg: SN#1 @ Flickr derivative work: Austin512, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Samuelson: University of Idaho, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kid Mohler: Harry Murphy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. Blair: This is a picture taken by the White House Photographer's office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons