#1Famous people · Creston
Creston has just one famous person to its name: Knute Hill
The American politician Knute Hill was born in 1876. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their story is told in 6 languages. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Knute Hill
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Knute Hill
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Creston
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Creston 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)
- Knute Hill: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons