Famous people · Tompkins Township
Born near Tompkins Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Worth Ryder, from Kirkwood, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Wyatt Earp, with articles in 44 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Tompkins Township. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Wyatt Earp
Best known
Wyatt Earp
in 44 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Tompkins Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tompkins 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 (4)
- Wyatt Earp: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosa Smith Eigenmann: B.R. Strauss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Schilb: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Diggs: The Crisis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons