
Born near Xenia Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Mad Man Pondo, from Flora, 10 mi away. Bailey Zimmerman is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. No famous person on record lists Xenia Township as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 785 of the towns in Illinois.
What stands out about Xenia Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Xenia Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Xenia 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)
- Bailey Zimmerman: the CwE, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Bailey: Cobiblair, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Sutler Williams: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mad Man Pondo: Hotzenwalder from Waddinxveen, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Trotter: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Sacchieri: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons