Famous people · Illinois Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Illinois Township
MrBeast is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. Closest of all is Derek Norris, from Goddard, 4 mi away. Of the towns next door, Wichita lists the most: 34, with MrBeast first. No famous person’s birth in Illinois Township is on record yet.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
MrBeast
Best known
MrBeast
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Illinois Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Illinois Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
MrBeast
born 1998American YouTuber, media personality and businessman
Robert Gates
born 1943CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president
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The neighbour with the most names is Wichita, at 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Illinois 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)
- MrBeast: Tyren Redd, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirstie Alley: Kirstie Alley 1994.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Bad Randolph, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hattie McDaniel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gates: Monica King, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon L. Smith: Dstringer71, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Koch: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Norris: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Ukaoma: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons