Famous people · Stanford Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Stanford Township
Mad Man Pondo, born in Flora, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Bailey Zimmerman, with articles in 9 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Stanford Township. In Illinois, 772 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Bailey Zimmerman
Best known
Bailey Zimmerman
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Stanford Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Stanford Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert E. Doherty
1885–1950American electrical engineer and university president
George Berg
1868–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stanford 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 (8)
- Bailey Zimmerman: the CwE, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Bailey: Cobiblair, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Sutler Williams: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James V. Heidinger: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mad Man Pondo: Hotzenwalder from Waddinxveen, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Trotter: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Sacchieri: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren W. Duncan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons