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Famous people · West Point Township

Born near West Point Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is Charles N. Fowler, from Lena, 4 mi away. Jane Addams is the most widely known, written about in 100 languages. The list for West Point Township is empty for now. The Illinois lists hold names for 775 towns.

#1 best knownJane AddamsPolitics & Law · 1860–1935
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within 35 miles
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Jane Addams
Best known
Jane Addams
in 100 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about West Point Township’s famous people

Close to homeNearby births fill this page: 7 people from up to 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near West Point Township

Nobody born in West Point Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

10 mi20 mi35 miCedarville · 2Stockton · 1Orangeville · 1Gratiot · 1Apple River · 1West Point Township
Jane Addams

Jane Addams

1860–1935

American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer

Politics & LawCedarville · 12 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Point 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)
  • Jane Addams: Harris Ewing, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Art Young: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Abner Dalrymple: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Charles N. Fowler: “The U.S. House of Representatives - Portraits of Congressmen” (detail), Once a Week newspaper, 1895, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Alice Haldeman: Engraved by W. T. Bather, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Julia Bracken Wendt: The Illustrated American Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons