#1Famous people · Edwardsville
Charles S. Deneen tops a list of 20 famous people born in Edwardsville
Charles S. Deneen, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. The list is still growing: 6 were born since 1970. Fewer than a quarter of the 761 towns in Illinois with famous people list more. The first birth on record is William Nathaniel Bell’s, in 1817, and the last Kate Martin’s, in 2000.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Charles S. Deneen
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
William Nathaniel Bell
Youngest
2000
Kate Martin
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Edwardsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Edwardsville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 4 births.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableMusicScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Edwardsville
Charles S. Deneen has articles in 12 languages, Barb Honchak in 6 and Kate Martin in 6.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edwardsville 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 (9)
- Charles S. Deneen: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Martin: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Eaton: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Burroughs: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bischoff: Díaz (Tomás Gutiérrez brand), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Kreamalmeyer: Wilson Wong (Wikipedia user: Longbomb), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Berry: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Lippincott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Nathaniel Bell: Photo not credited in any obvious way, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons