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Famous people · Belgium

No one born in Belgium has made the famous people list yet

Westville’s list, next door, has 2 names, Lee Miglin first among them. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64. 753 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there.

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Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Belgium), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Belgium has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Belgium

Nearby, Westville has the most on record, with 2.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belgium 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.