Famous people · Saratoga Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Saratoga Township
Closest of all is Walter M. Pierce, from Morris, 3 mi away. No entry yet names Saratoga Township as a birthplace. Across Illinois, the lists cover 771 towns. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Walter M. Pierce
Best known
Walter M. Pierce
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Saratoga Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Saratoga Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Tracy Ellis
1905–1992American priest and historian of the Catholic Church
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Saratoga 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)
- Walter M. Pierce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- August H. Andresen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Kingsbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Bartlett Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Petrick: Minda Haas on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelbert Althouse: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Fahey: Healthy Democracy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Rippon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons