
Born near Sullivant Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Lloyd Loar, was born in Cropsey Township, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Frances McDormand, with articles in 83 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Sullivant Township yet. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 750 towns.
What stands out about Sullivant Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Sullivant Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Gene Brucker
1924–2017American historian of the Renaissance and Florence






Thomas M. Bennett
born 1956American politician in Illinois





Walter Shelley Phillips
1867–1940American naturalist, author and artist
Who’s the most famous person from Sullivant Township?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Sullivant Township’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sullivant 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)
- Frances McDormand: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Townsend: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Arthur Love: Robert LeRoy Knudsen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Loar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie C. Arends: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott M. Bennett: Marilyn Sudkamp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hamilton: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Horr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Feese: brianc at flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skottie Young: Skottie_Young_1.jpg: Pat Loika derivative work: Kelly, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Bennett: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Shelley Phillips: Renobdarb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorinda Perry: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons