Famous people · Wauponsee Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wauponsee Township
Greg Washburn, born in Coal City, 8 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Morris lists 14, led by Walter M. Pierce. The best known of them is Doug Pinnick, with articles in 7 languages. Famous people are on record for 759 of the towns in Illinois.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Doug Pinnick
Best known
Doug Pinnick
in 7 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wauponsee Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wauponsee Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dutch Lonborg
1898–1985American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
John Tracy Ellis
1905–1992American priest and historian of the Catholic Church
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Morris has the most people on record, 14 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wauponsee 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)
- Doug Pinnick: opethpainter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis M. Long: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter M. Pierce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons