Famous people · Western Township
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Western Township
Closest of all is Margaret Isely, from Orion, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Ken Berry, with articles in 40 languages. No famous person’s birth in Western Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Ken Berry
Best known
Ken Berry
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Western Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Western Township
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jude Cole
born 1960American manager, record producer, singer, songwriter and guitarist
David A. Kolb
born 1939American psychologist and philosopher (b. 12 December 1939)
Ralph Fletcher Seymour
1876–1966American artist, author and publisher
Louis Dalrymple
1866–1905American illustrator, caricaturist and cartoonist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Western 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 (12)
- Ken Berry: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Steele: US_4menbobsled_bronze_medal_2002.jpg: Winterpool derivative work: Winterpool, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Sundquist: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethan Happ: Alexander Jonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baby Doll Jacobson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O. Lobeck: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Fletcher Seymour: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hughes: Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Dalrymple: From a photo by Schloss, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses E. Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Bridgford: Codehydro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Sedlock: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons