Born near Stanton Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Marianne Dickerson, born in St. Joseph, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Stanton Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Roger Ebert, with articles in 100 languages. The Illinois lists hold names for 746 towns.
What stands out about Stanton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Stanton Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Tom Harrell
born 1946American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist

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 Stanton 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 (13)
- Roger Ebert: Sound Opinions, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saul Perlmutter: Holger Motzkau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tobin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Holley: Sol Goldberg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lars Peter Hansen: Ricardomayer at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie Garth: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Dan Graham: Monica Boirar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Harrell: Tom Beetz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hanly: Jan Shipps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons