Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0No famous person from Hancock Township yet, but Fountain Green Township next door has 1
747 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64. The best known born in Fountain Green Township is Robert Wilson McClaughry.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Hancock Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Hancock Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Hancock Township
The neighbour with a name on record is Fountain Green Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hancock 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 Wilson McClaughry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons