Famous people · Sand Ridge Township
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sand Ridge Township
Laurie Metcalf is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. Closest of all is Joe Grace, from Gorham, 2 mi away. No famous person on record lists Sand Ridge Township as their birthplace yet. The Illinois lists hold names for 763 towns.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Laurie Metcalf
Best known
Laurie Metcalf
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sand Ridge Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sand Ridge Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ben Falcone
born 1973American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sand Ridge 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 (13)
- Laurie Metcalf: LaurieMetcalfFeb08.jpg: John Harrison derivative work: Rossrs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Ayres: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Falcone: eva rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Logan: Pratt, Dewitt C., photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Dentmon: Augustas Didžgalvis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Bost: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Trumbauer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Ohl: Fleer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bucky Bockhorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent E. Keller: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy High: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Grace: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Tracy Earle: Zaida Ben-Yusuf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons