Famous people · Rock Grove Township
Born near Rock Grove Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Oscar Edward Meinzer, from Davis, 5 mi away. The list for Rock Grove Township is empty for now. The best known of them is Jane Addams, with articles in 100 languages. Of the towns next door, Laona Township lists Ellen Gates Starr.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Jane Addams
Best known
Jane Addams
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rock Grove Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rock Grove Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Theodore W. Goldin
1858–1935United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Jane Addams
1860–1935American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Laona Township: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rock Grove 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 (11)
- Jane Addams: Harris Ewing, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Farragut Twining: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Bingham Copeland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Gates Starr: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Young: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Jones: Alexander Nilssen from Tromsø, Norway, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Stanley Livingston: Archive creator: Department of Energy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Haldeman: Engraved by W. T. Bather, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Edward Meinzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Henry Bode: Harold Hone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore W. Goldin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons