Crete Township has no famous person on record yet
The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65. Champaign City Township has the second-longest list in Illinois, after Alton, with 64. 749 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. The best known born in Crete is Porter J. McCumber.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Crete Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Crete Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Crete Township
The best known from each town bordering Crete Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crete 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 (1)
- Porter J. McCumber: The original uploader was CommonCause at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons