#1Famous people · Fairbury
Fairbury’s famous people span 112 years: 3 births from 1866 to 1978
At the top of the list is the American politician Francis Townsend, covered in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Skottie Young and Walter Shelley Phillips. Francis Townsend, the best known, was born in 1866. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 8.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Francis Townsend
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Francis Townsend
Youngest
1978
Skottie Young
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Fairbury
Languages with an article: 8 for Francis Townsend, 3 for Skottie Young, 3 for Walter Shelley Phillips.
#1#2#3Writing & Arts
Walter Shelley Phillips
1867–1940American naturalist, author and artist
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Fairbury is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairbury 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)
- Francis Townsend: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Skottie Young: Skottie_Young_1.jpg: Pat Loika derivative work: Kelly, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Shelley Phillips: Renobdarb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons