Photo: Green254 · CC BY-SA 4.0No one born in Gillespie Township has made the famous people list yet
Cahokia Township, which borders it, has one on its list: Frank W. Fries. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 772 towns.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Gillespie Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Gillespie Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Gillespie Township
The longest list nearby is Cahokia Township’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gillespie 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)
- Frank W. Fries: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons