
Born near Rosefield Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Betty Friedan, was born in Peoria, 10 mi away. No entry yet names Rosefield Township as a birthplace. 748 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
What stands out about Rosefield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Rosefield Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





William Lane Craig
born 1949American Christian apologist and theologian



Burton Morse
1867–1941Architect from Twin Falls, Idaho, United States

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rosefield 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 (9)
- Betty Friedan: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer. Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ogden Stiers: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Pryor: GAC=General Artists Corporation (management)/Photographer:Berk Costello, New York City/Mister Kelly's, who sent the photo and release to the press., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Simmons: Glen Engel-Cox, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lane Craig: ReasonableFaith.org, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Fogelberg: Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Lord Russell: BlueSkyMidwestern, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelius Lyman: Rogers, A.D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Hill: Editors George E. Lewis and D. F. Stackelbeck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons