Power Farmstead · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFancy Creek Township has yet to put a famous person on the list
Next door, the list for Springfield holds 41, Andre Iguodala first. 760 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. 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 Fancy Creek Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Fancy Creek Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Fancy Creek Township
The longest list nearby is Springfield’s, with 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fancy Creek 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)
- Andre Iguodala: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons