Famous people · Seneca Township
Born near Seneca Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Red Kelly, born in Union, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John H. Manley, with articles in 13 languages. No famous person on record lists Seneca Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
John H. Manley
Best known
John H. Manley
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Seneca Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Seneca Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John H. Manley
1907–1990American physicist, group leader during the Manhattan Project
Todd Alcott
born 1961American screenwriter, playwright, actor, and director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Seneca 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 (7)
- John H. Manley: Fastfission at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Egbert Van Alstyne: JGDickens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elbridge Ayer Burbank: Jo Mora, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gigi Goode: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Lundgren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Alfred Todd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Lindberg: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons