9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Woodbury Township
Closest of all is Grover Baichley, from Toledo, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Bobbi Trout, with articles in 10 languages. 792 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Woodbury Township.
What stands out about Woodbury Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Woodbury Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodbury 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)
- Bobbi Trout: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abe Bowman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cy Warman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles G. Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Niemerg: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Berch: Macfadden Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons