#1Famous people · Butler
A single famous person was born in Butler: Harold Osborn
Harold Osborn, the athletics competitor, was born in 1899. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 27 languages. Across Illinois, 748 towns list someone born there.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Harold Osborn
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Harold Osborn
The best known
Born in Butler
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Butler 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 (1)
- Harold Osborn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons