Famous people · Tonti Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tonti Township
The nearest, William Jennings Bryan, was born in Salem, 4 mi away. The list for Tonti Township is empty for now. In Illinois, 750 towns have someone on the list. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
William Jennings Bryan
Best known
William Jennings Bryan
in 52 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Tonti Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tonti 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)
- William Jennings Bryan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Laswell: nomo/michael hoefnerhttp://www.zwo5.de, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Johnson: Taylorkeefer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Bryan: C.W._&_W.J._Bryan.jpg: Bain News Service derivative work: Tilden76 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wickersham: "photo copyright by Harris & Ewing", whoever that is., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockette Morton: Paul Newport, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Wesley Vursell: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Baldridge: BrDen, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons