#1Famous people · Deer Creek
One famous person was born in Deer Creek
Wilson Tucker, the American writer, was born in 1914. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. 14 languages have an article about them. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 775 towns.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Wilson Tucker
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Wilson Tucker
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Deer Creek
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deer Creek 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)
- Wilson Tucker: Judy Mays, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons