Famous people · Rural Township
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rural Township
Brant Hansen, born in Assumption, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jesse M. Donaldson, with articles in 8 languages. 794 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. So far, no famous person on record was born in Rural Township.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Jesse M. Donaldson
Best known
Jesse M. Donaldson
in 8 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rural Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rural Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John E. Cribbet
1918–2009Law professor and chancellor of the University of Illinois
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rural 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)
- Jesse M. Donaldson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer W. Hall: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hap Hadley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Marshall Root: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brant Hansen: Bassgrab75, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Carroll: Los Angeles Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons