Born near Texas Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Brenda Chapman, with articles in 24 languages. The nearest, Charles Christopher Adams, was born in Clinton, 3 mi away. No famous person on record lists Texas Township as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 746 of the towns in Illinois.
What stands out about Texas Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Texas Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Gene Vance
1923–2012American basketball player, college athletics administrator




Brenda Chapman
born 1962American animator, storyboard artist, and director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Texas 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 (5)
- Brenda Chapman: Dublin International Film Festival, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Vance: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Howard: Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin C. McLean: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons