Famous people · Western Mound Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Western Mound Township
Closest of all is Eulabee Dix, from Greenfield, 7 mi away. Mary Hunter Austin is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. The list for Western Mound Township is empty for now. Across Illinois, the lists cover 770 towns.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Mary Hunter Austin
Best known
Mary Hunter Austin
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Western Mound Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Western Mound Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill Burghardt
1912–1981American sports coach, athletics administrator, educator
Mary Hunter Austin
1868–1934Memoirist, novelist, poet, essayist, critic, playwright
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Western Mound 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 (7)
- Mary Hunter Austin: Charles F. Lummis Uploader Telrúnya 16:02, 16 May 2008 (UTC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Boente: U.S. Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eulabee Dix: Robert Henri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Juergensmeyer: Fred B. Worley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter F. Mack, Jr.: Campaign card (detail), 1950-1962, Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred R. Page: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Boring: Boring Family, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons