#1Famous people · Gillespie
Howard Keel tops a list of 6 famous people born in Gillespie
Articles in 36 languages make the American actor and singer Howard Keel the best known. The next two names are Ferras and Clarence J. Goodnight. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 4 of them. Fewer than a quarter of the 747 towns in Illinois with famous people list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Howard Keel
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Harry Patton
Youngest
1984
Ferras
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Gillespie
Counted by languages, Howard Keel is ahead of Ferras and Clarence J. Goodnight: 36, 12 and 3.
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Notable
Clarence J. Goodnight
1914–1987American arachnologist and annelidologist
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Gillespie’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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What Gillespie is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 1.
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The other 3 span the years 1884 to 1941.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gillespie 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)
- Howard Keel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferras: Erik Giusti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Forman: The Associated Students of the Pasadena Junior College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons