Apple Canyon Lake has yet to put a famous person on the list
Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64. Famous people are on record for 794 of the towns in Illinois.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Apple Canyon Lake), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Apple Canyon Lake has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Apple Canyon Lake and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.