#1Famous people · Coffeen
One famous person was born in Coffeen
In 1886, the American cinematographer Virgil Miller was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their name appears in articles in 9 languages. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Virgil Miller
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Virgil Miller
The best known
Born in Coffeen
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coffeen 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.
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- Virgil Miller: uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons