Famous people · West Township
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Township
The nearest, Harry Cassady, was born in Bellflower, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Edwin V. Champion, with articles in 8 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from West Township yet. In Illinois, 759 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Edwin V. Champion
Best known
Edwin V. Champion
in 8 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near West Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West 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 (6)
- Edwin V. Champion: Photo Historian of the United States House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Allen Sterling: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vespasian Warner: Clinedinst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Horr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Feese: brianc at flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Hendryx: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons