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Famous people · Brownstown

Famous people from Brownstown

No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Brownstown. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64. In Illinois, 746 towns have someone on the list.

Who’s listed here

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

Back to Brownstown

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brownstown 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.