
Born near Salt Creek Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Gordon Buehrig, from Mason City, 4 mi away. The list for Salt Creek Township is empty for now. Famous people are on record for 783 of the towns in Illinois. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
What stands out about Salt Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Salt Creek Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



William B. McKinley
1856–1926United States Senator from Illinois



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salt Creek 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)
- Gordon Buehrig: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. McKinley: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Laning: Truehoff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Krieg: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Sullivan: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Harris Bohan: Randall Davey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons