#1Famous people · Bishop Hill
The American baseball player Hick Cady is the one famous person from Bishop Hill
Hick Cady, the American baseball player, was born in 1886. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. 760 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Hick Cady
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Hick Cady
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Bishop Hill
#1A chosen home
Also called Bishop Hill home
One more notable person made the town home: Olof Krans.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bishop Hill 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.
Photo credits (2)
- Hick Cady: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olof Krans: Självporträtt / self-portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons