Famous people · Stookey Township
Born near Stookey Township: 28 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is William Holden, with articles in 73 languages. Closest of all is Sandra Magnus, from Belleville, 5 mi away. Sandra Magnus leads the 51 names listed next door in Belleville. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Stookey Township.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
William Holden
Best known
William Holden
in 73 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Stookey Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Stookey Township
Nobody born in Stookey Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Dick Durbin
born 1944United States Senator from Illinois
Al Joyner
born 1960Track and Field Triple Jumper, Hurdler, Coach Flo-Jo's husband
Russell E. Dunham
1920–2009United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Hamiet Bluiett
1940–2018American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Belleville leads the towns around it, with 51 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stookey 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 (15)
- William Holden: film studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Connors: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Ash Carter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandra Magnus: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Ebsen: credited as "U.S. Coast Guard photo", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lea DeLaria: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Joyner: Sewageboy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reginald Hudlin: Luigi Novi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Goodwin: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamiet Bluiett: Andy Newcombe Farnborough, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Doyle: American Tobacco Company., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aedan Stanley: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell E. Dunham: w:United States Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William N. Baltz: Illinois Secretary of State's Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred J. Kern: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons