Famous people · South Litchfield Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Litchfield Township
The nearest, Samuel Wesley Stratton, was born in Litchfield, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Howard Keel, with articles in 36 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in South Litchfield Township. Across Illinois, 794 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Howard Keel
Best known
Howard Keel
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Litchfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Litchfield Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Paul Martin Pearson
1871–1938Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
Clarence J. Goodnight
1914–1987American arachnologist and annelidologist
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Of the towns nearby, Litchfield lists the most people: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Litchfield 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 (9)
- Howard Keel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Lasswell: Martap95, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Osborn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferras: Erik Giusti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Wesley Stratton: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Belva Gaertner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Earl Major: Illinois State Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Martin Pearson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank W. Fries: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons