Famous people · Jackson Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jackson Township
Sydney Pollack is the most widely known, written about in 77 languages. Closest of all is Clare W. Graves, from New Richmond, 5 mi away. Next door, the list for Randolph Township holds Charles Newton. No famous person’s birth in Jackson Township is on record yet.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Sydney Pollack
Best known
Sydney Pollack
in 77 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jackson Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bernard Sobel
1887–1964American playwright, drama critic, and author
Rena Elrod
1872–1950US politician, from 1924 member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Sydney Pollack
1934–2008American film director, producer and actor
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Close by, Randolph Township counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson 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 (11)
- Sydney Pollack: Arthur from Westchester County north of NYC, USA, at [email protected], CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Axl Rose: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Izzy Stradlin: Dineshraj Goomany from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Embeth Davidtz: Fileman67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Ewry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald E. Williams: As stated on the alt text at http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/williams-de.html: NASA photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Edwin Meeker: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Theodosia Mug: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Backus: Photographer: Mrs. R. B. McKenny., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rena Elrod: Ruth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Niehouse: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons