
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Crouch Township
Jerry Sloan, born in McLeansboro, 6 mi away, is the closest. The list for South Crouch Township is empty for now. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 763 towns. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
What stands out about South Crouch Township’s famous people
Famous people born near South Crouch Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Mel Collard
1894–1971American football, basketball, and baseball coach
Glenn Martin
1906–1997American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Crouch 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 (4)
- Jerry Sloan: Daveiba, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Stelle: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry C. Warmoth: William Kurtz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James R. Campbell: The Neale Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons