Famous people · Quincy Township
Born near Quincy Township: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Verna Hillie, born in Hancock, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James Tolkan, with articles in 33 languages. Of the bordering towns, Hancock has the longest list: 15, with Verna Hillie at the top. Not one famous person on record comes from Quincy Township yet.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
James Tolkan
Best known
James Tolkan
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Quincy Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Quincy Township
Nobody born in Quincy Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Anders Brännström
born 1957Swedish major-general and commander of the army
Donald G. Saari
born 1940American mathematician, expert on voting methods and the n-body problem (b.1940)
Mary Odile Cahoon
1929–2011American Benedictine nun, biologist and Antarctic scientist
Mary Locke Petermann
1908–1975American cellular biochemist
John W. Murray
1913–1996Pastor, evangelist, and president of Shelton College
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Famous people from the towns next door
Hancock leads the towns around it, with 15 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Quincy 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 (14)
- James Tolkan: Putitonamap98, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Parker: Kim Shiflett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Harkness Love: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Verna Hillie: Cine Mundial, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Paavola: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manson Benedict: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Ruppe: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cora Reynolds Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Helminen: Saruwine, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Eugene Hook: Pictorial Directory of the Victory Congress, 79th, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Real: Jennifer Ware, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferdinand J. Chesarek: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anders Brännström: Nils Levi Lundin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheila E. Hixson: 1msulax at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons