Photo: Natalie Fee · CC BY-SA 4.0No famous person from Creve Coeur yet, but Peoria next door has 41
794 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64. The best known born in Peoria is Betty Friedan.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Creve Coeur), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Creve Coeur has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Creve Coeur
Peoria has the longest list next door: 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Creve Coeur 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 (3)
- Betty Friedan: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer. Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Phegley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Scott Duniway: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons