William F. Dean
1899–1981United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Famous people · Wade Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wade Township
William F. Dean, born in Carlyle, 3 mi away, is the closest. The list for Wade Township is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
William F. Dean
Best known
William F. Dean
in 14 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Wade Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wade 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 (9)
- William F. Dean: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Schoendienst: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Odorizzi: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Thole: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Richards: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Donnewald: Illinois State Library: Illinois Blue Books (Illinois Digital Archives), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Alfred Slade: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patsy McGaffigan: Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Clark: Las Vegas News Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons