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Famous people · Woosung Township

17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Woosung Township

The nearest, George Peek, was born in Polo, 4 mi away. Louie Bellson is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. No entry yet names Woosung Township as a birthplace. 746 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.

#1 best knownLouie BellsonMusic · 1924–2009
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Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Louie Bellson
Best known
Louie Bellson
in 20 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Woosung Township’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Woosung Township

They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miRock Falls · 6Polo · 5Mount Morris · 5Woosung Township
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woosung 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.

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