Photo: Troy Semple · Public domainHeyworth has yet to put a famous person on the list
759 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. 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.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Heyworth), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Heyworth has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Heyworth 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.