Famous people · Shields Township
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Shields Township
The nearest, Martha Sleeper, was born in Lake Bluff, 1 mi away. Of the towns next door, Lake Forest lists the most: 34, with Matt Grevers first. The best known of them is Ray Bradbury, with articles in 119 languages. The list for Shields Township is empty for now.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Ray Bradbury
Best known
Ray Bradbury
in 119 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shields Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shields Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Matt Grevers
born 1985American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
Pete Wilson
born 1933Governor of California from 1991 to 1999
Kim Stanley Robinson
born 1952American science fiction writer
Aaron Swartz
1986–2013American computer programmer and internet-political activist
Bill Cassidy
born 1957American physician and politician
Colt Cabana
born 1980American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and podcaster
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Shields Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shields 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 (17)
- Ray Bradbury: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Stanley Robinson: Alain Herzog, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Slick: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Borstein: File:Alex Borstein by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg: Gage Skidmore derivative work: Begoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Marion: Danny Bollinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Weston: Rae Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Cassidy: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Van Holt: Mingle Media TV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Grevers: Muse Girl from Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Wilson: Robert D. Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Korbin Shrader: Doha News, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Patterson Schmidt: MisterHOP, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felice Herrig: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colt Cabana: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Proxmire: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Sleeper: Screenland Pub. Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Turner: Chris J. Nelson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons