Born near Salina Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Big Moose Meyer, was born in Bonfield, 1 mi away. Fred MacMurray is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. No famous person on record lists Salina Township as their birthplace yet. 753 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
What stands out about Salina Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Salina Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








John Mitchell
1870–1919(1870-1919) American labor leader
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salina 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 (8)
- Fred MacMurray: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Kinzinger: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merna Kennedy: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bruce: film screenshot (Universal Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Pinnick: opethpainter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Léo Dandurand: Wm. Notman & Son, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mitchell: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi G. Nutt: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons