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Famous people · Rosefield Township

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.

#1 best knownBetty FriedanWriting & Arts · 1921–2006
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Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Betty Friedan
Best known
Betty Friedan
in 70 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Rosefield Township’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Rosefield Township

They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miPeoria · 6Farmington · 4Yates City · 1Rosefield Township
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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