Famous people · Wesley Township
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wesley Township
The nearest, Kiiara, was born in Wilmington, 7 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Wesley Township. Kiiara leads the 7 names listed next door in Wilmington. 746 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Kiiara
Best known
Kiiara
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wesley Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wesley Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Mitchell
1870–1919(1870-1919) American labor leader
Clipper Smith
1898–1984American sports coach, athletics administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Wilmington has the most on record, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wesley 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)
- Tanner Roark: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Pinnick: opethpainter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Léo Dandurand: Wm. Notman & Son, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mitchell: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Randall Edström: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Feely: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Cutshaw: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard J. Barr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons