No one born in Capital Township has made the famous people list yet
The nearest list is next door in Springfield: 41 names, starting with Andre Iguodala. 746 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65. Champaign City Township has the second-longest list in Illinois, after Alton, with 64.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Capital Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Capital Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Capital Township
The neighbour with the most names is Springfield, at 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Capital 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 (2)
- Andre Iguodala: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Helm: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maxwell Daigle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons