No famous person from Dayton yet, but Ottawa next door has 33
In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 759 towns. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64. Ottawa’s list is led by Terrence Malick.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Dayton), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Dayton has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Dayton
Ottawa has the longest list next door: 33.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dayton 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)
- Terrence Malick: Michael Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons