Born near Virgil Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Frank Rinehart, was born in Maple Park, 3 mi away. Cindy Crawford is the most widely known, written about in 74 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Virgil Township. 776 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Virgil Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Virgil Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Virgil 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 (3)
- Richard Jenkins: anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Willard Wirtz: Photograph in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons