Lock and Dam No. 18 Historic District · Photo: US Army Corps of Engineers, Unknown Photographer · Public domainGladstone Township has yet to put a famous person on the list
Burlington’s list, next door, has 49 names, Robert Noyce first among them. 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. Famous people are on record for 777 of the towns in Illinois.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Gladstone Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Gladstone Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Gladstone Township
Nearby, Burlington has the most on record, with 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gladstone 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)
- Robert Noyce: Intel Free Press, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons