Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5No famous person yet from Dewey
Across Illinois, 746 towns list someone born there. 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 Dewey), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Dewey has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dewey 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.