Famous people · Wards Grove Township
6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wards Grove Township
The nearest, Leo Binz, was born in Stockton, 3 mi away. Charles N. Fowler is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The list for Wards Grove Township is empty for now. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
6
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Charles N. Fowler
Best known
Charles N. Fowler
in 6 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Wards Grove Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wards Grove 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 (5)
- Charles N. Fowler: “The U.S. House of Representatives - Portraits of Congressmen” (detail), Once a Week newspaper, 1895, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. McKenzie: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo E. Allen: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Bracken Wendt: The Illustrated American Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Maguire: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons