Famous people · Taylor Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Taylor Township
Tim Dillon, born in Franklin Grove, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Taylor Township is on record yet. The best known of them is Carl Barks, with articles in 49 languages. In Illinois, 746 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Carl Barks
Best known
Carl Barks
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Taylor Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Taylor Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Akiane Kramarik
born 1994American artist, humanitarian, poet, child prodigy and philanthropist
John Welty
born 1944Seventh president of Fresno State University
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Taylor 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)
- Carl Barks: Alan Light on flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Waldo Trine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Leon Wilson: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Mills Regan: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. McGee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Doone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Shaughnessy: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Welty: Kjedit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons