Born near Tamalco Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Frank Harter, from Keyesport, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Gretchen Wilson, with articles in 19 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Tamalco Township yet. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
What stands out about Tamalco Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Tamalco Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Josephine Elizabeth Burns Glasgow
1887–1969American mathematician


William F. Dean
1899–1981United States Army Medal of Honor recipient





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tamalco 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)
- Gretchen Wilson: Keith Hinkle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Dean: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wickersham: "photo copyright by Harris & Ewing", whoever that is., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Jett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Donnewald: Illinois State Library: Illinois Blue Books (Illinois Digital Archives), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Merritt: Roger Chang, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Alfred Slade: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patsy McGaffigan: Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons