William F. Dean
1899–1981United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Famous people · Wheatfield Township
Born near Wheatfield Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is William F. Dean, from Carlyle, 6 mi away. No famous person on record lists Wheatfield Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Gretchen Wilson, with articles in 19 languages. In Illinois, 746 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Gretchen Wilson
Best known
Gretchen Wilson
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wheatfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wheatfield Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Josephine Elizabeth Burns Glasgow
1887–1969American mathematician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wheatfield 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 (8)
- Gretchen Wilson: Keith Hinkle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Dean: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Schoendienst: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Odorizzi: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Thole: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Jett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Richards: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Donnewald: Illinois State Library: Illinois Blue Books (Illinois Digital Archives), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons