Edford Township has no famous person on record yet
Next door, Colona lists one, Jimmy Johnson. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 748 towns. 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 Edford Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Edford Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Edford Township
Colona leads the towns around it, with one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edford 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.