Famous people · Watson Township
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Watson Township
Carl A. Kemme, born in Effingham, 5 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Watson Township as a birthplace. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 759 towns. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Carl A. Kemme
Best known
Carl A. Kemme
in 11 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Watson Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Watson 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)
- Jimmy Kite: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Winkler: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Wolf: Mike LaChance: Flickr, e-mail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Shouse: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Berch: Macfadden Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons