Famous people · Peoria Township
Born near Peoria Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Fred S. Jackson, from Stanton Township, 7 mi away. The best known of them is John G. Thompson, with articles in 41 languages. No famous person on record lists Peoria Township as their birthplace yet. Across the town line, Stanton Township lists one, Fred S. Jackson.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
John G. Thompson
Best known
John G. Thompson
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Peoria Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Peoria Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ted A. Wright
1901–1974American sports coach and athletics administrator
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Close by, the fullest list is Stanton Township’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peoria 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 (7)
- John G. Thompson: Renate Schmid, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Hawley: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Hart: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Voorhis: Jerry_Voorhis_(portrait).jpg: *Jerry Voorhis 002.jpg: Harris & Ewing derivative work: Jappalang derivative work: DrRon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred S. Jackson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merritt C. Mechem: State of New Mexico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Counts: Jewish Daily Forward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons