Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0Famous people from Erie Township
No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Erie Township. 794 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65. Champaign City Township has the second-longest list in Illinois, after Alton, with 64.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Erie Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Erie Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Erie Township
Only Erie nearby has a name on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Erie 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.
Photo credits (1)
- Hettie Belle Ege: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons