Famous people · Summit Township
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Summit Township
The nearest list is next door in Effingham: 8 names, starting with Carl A. Kemme. Closest of all is Carl A. Kemme, from Effingham, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Summit Township. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Carl A. Kemme
Best known
Carl A. Kemme
in 11 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Summit Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Effingham counts 8 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Summit 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.
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- Jimmy Kite: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Winkler: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Wolf: Mike LaChance: Flickr, e-mail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Shouse: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Berch: Macfadden Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons