
Abigail Scott Duniway
1834–1915American suffragist, writer, journalist, pioneer
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, Abigail Scott Duniway, was born in Groveland Township, 8 mi away. Pekin’s list, next door, has 21 names, Susan Dey first among them. Not one famous person on record comes from Hollis Township yet. Across Illinois, the lists cover 761 towns.
The 5 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

American suffragist, writer, journalist, pioneer

Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Hollis Township’s most famous person is.
The neighbour with the most names is Pekin, at 21.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hollis Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.