Donald William Kerst
1911–1993American accelerator physicist who developed the betatron
Famous people · West Galena Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Galena Township
Donald William Kerst, born in Galena, 2 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from West Galena Township yet. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Donald William Kerst
Best known
Donald William Kerst
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Galena Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Galena Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Aaron Rawlins
1831–1869Union Army general, 29th Secretary of War
Francis Marshall
1867–1922Brigadier General of the United States Army
Leroy D. Eastman
1872–1945American businessman, farmer, and politician
Robert D. Gaylor
1930–2024Chief Master Sergeant of the US Air Force
Thomas J. B. Robinson
1868–1958American politician from Iowa
Fred Smith
1878–1964Baseball pitcher in the 1900s from the United States
John Wilford Blackstone, Jr.
1835–1911American lawyer and politician
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Around it, Galena has the most people on record, 12 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Galena 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 (11)
- Frederick Schwatka: Bradley & Rulofson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Aaron Rawlins: Henry Ulke (1821–1910), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Cox, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. B. Robinson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Marshall: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Heller: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don McNeill: The original uploader was Aleal at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Olerich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert D. Gaylor: USGov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wilford Blackstone, Jr.: Consul Willshire Butterfield, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marv Felderman: Unkknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons