#1Famous people · East Alton
East Alton is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the American baseball player Joe Astroth, with articles in 4 languages. The only other name is the baseball player Gary Collins. The earliest on the list is Joe Astroth, born in 1922, and the youngest Gary Collins, born in 1947. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Joe Astroth
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Joe Astroth
Youngest
1947
Gary Collins
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in East Alton
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Alton 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)
- Joe Astroth: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Davis: Tom Palumbo from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Stothert: Omayor2020, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons