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Film, TV & Stage
Florence E. Wells
1864–1966Owner of Driftwood Cottage, the first house built on Carmel Point that became the home of actress Jean Arthur.
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Famous people · Chebanse
Chebanse is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Florence E. Wells leads the list, covered in 2 languages. The other is William Quesse, the American labor leader. The oldest name on the list belongs to Florence E. Wells, born in 1864, the newest to William Quesse, born in 1878. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
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Florence E. Wells
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Florence E. Wells
Youngest
1878
William Quesse
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Film, TV & Stage
1 people
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chebanse 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)
- William Quesse: 1918 Official Year Book of the Chicago Flat Janitors' Union, No. 14332, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons