Famous people · Sargent Township
Born near Sargent Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Chris Miller, was born in Oakland, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Edward Adelbert Doisy, with articles in 59 languages. No famous person on record lists Sargent Township as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 747 of the towns in Illinois.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Edward Adelbert Doisy
Best known
Edward Adelbert Doisy
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sargent Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sargent Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Paul Eagler
1890–1961American cinematographer and special effects artist
Ben Roller
1876–1933American football player, professional wrestler and physician
Fred Ernst Busbey
1895–1966Politician and United States Army soldier
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sargent 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 (10)
- Edward Adelbert Doisy: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Gilbert Pearson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Ernst Busbey: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Bertram: Studio of Aimé Dupont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Eagler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Roller: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Wakefield: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Cox: George Burke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Miller: Photo by Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton, Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis H. Galbreath: The School Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons