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Famous people · Detroit Township

No one born in Detroit Township has made the famous people list yet

Famous people are on record for 790 of the towns in Illinois. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Detroit Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Detroit Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Detroit 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.