No famous person born in Canteen Township is listed yet
Next door, the list for East St. Louis holds 53, Jimmy Connors first. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64. 759 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Canteen Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Canteen Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Canteen Township
The most names next door are in East St. Louis: 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canteen Township 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 (4)
- Jimmy Connors: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandra Magnus: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Hodel: Randy_Moss_etc_at_Patriots_training_camp_2009.jpg: Brian J. McDermott derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Wyrostek: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons