Famous people · Sidney Township
Born near Sidney Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Brian Cardinal, was born in Tolono, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Saul Perlmutter, with articles in 74 languages. The list for Sidney Township is empty for now. Across Illinois, 763 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Saul Perlmutter
Best known
Saul Perlmutter
in 74 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sidney Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sidney Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Saul Perlmutter
born 1959American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate
Bob Richards
1926–2023American athletics competitor, pole vaulter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sidney 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)
- Saul Perlmutter: Holger Motzkau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tobin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Megyn Kelly: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ayer: DoD News Features, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Richards: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Chua: Qalandariyya, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Cardinal: Randy Stern from Minneapolis, MN, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons