Famous people · Tyrone Township
Born near Tyrone Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Malkovich, from Christopher, 3 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Tyrone Township yet. 747 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
John Malkovich
Best known
John Malkovich
in 77 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tyrone Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Tyrone Township
Nobody born in Tyrone Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Edward Murray East
1879–1938American plant geneticist, botanist, agronomist and eugenicist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tyrone 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)
- John Malkovich: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Holonyak: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Collins: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrienne Mayor: GRuban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Hungate: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billie Hayes: It is unclear as to whether the press-materials were distributed by a publicity agency representing Sid and Marty Krofft (the creators which produced the series) or if they were distributed by the NBC Television Network (the network which aired the …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Murray East: The Boston Globe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth J. Gray: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons