Famous people · Sheldon Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sheldon Township
The nearest, G. O. Dietz, was born in Iroquois, 7 mi away. P. C. Cast is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. 775 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Sheldon Township.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
P. C. Cast
Best known
P. C. Cast
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sheldon Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sheldon Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Ade
1866–1944American writer, newspaper columnist and playwright
Claude Rothgeb
1880–1944American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Eula Davis McEwan
1879–1962Geologist for the National Museum of Natural History
Joseph R. Callahan
1892–1977American farmer, businessman, and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sheldon 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 (11)
- George Ade: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Everhart: photographer-Eileen Darby/Graphic House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fern Andra: Verl. Herm. Leiser, Berlin-Wilm. / Phot. Gerlach Nr. 300, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matilde Moisant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vaughn Walker: Sam Attal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Sumner: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. O. Dietz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Chancellor: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eula Davis McEwan: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph R. Callahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Smith: Barry Stahl, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons