#1Famous people · Buncombe
Buncombe has just one famous person to its name: Watseka
Watseka, the Native American woman, was born in 1810. Their birth falls in the early republic. Readers can find them written up in one language. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Watseka
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Watseka
The best known
Born in Buncombe
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buncombe 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.
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- Watseka: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons