13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Warren Township
Brandon Paul, born in Gurnee, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ray Bradbury, with articles in 119 languages. Across the town line, Waukegan lists 49, Ray Bradbury first. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 770 towns.
What stands out about Warren Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Warren Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Kim Stanley Robinson
born 1952American science fiction writer




Richard Bull
1924–2014American film, stage and television actor
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Famous people from the towns next door
Waukegan has the longest list next door: 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Warren 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)
- Ray Bradbury: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Coleman: Daniel McConnell at https://www.flickr.com/photos/trojandan/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Stanley Robinson: Alain Herzog, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Marion: Danny Bollinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Van Holt: Mingle Media TV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Bull: TV-pilot screenshot (Hammer Film Productions/Columbia Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Korbin Shrader: Doha News, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Darnell: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


