Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCarmi Township has no famous person on record yet
Frank McElyea is the one name listed next door in Hawthorne Township. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 762 towns. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Carmi Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Carmi Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Carmi Township
The most names next door are in Hawthorne Township: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carmi 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.