#1Famous people · Johnston City
3 famous people call Johnston City their birthplace
William C. Marland, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Close behind are Les Lannom and Tony Kaska. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 9 for every 10,000 residents. The first birth on record is Tony Kaska’s, in 1911, and the last Les Lannom’s, in 1946.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
William C. Marland
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Tony Kaska
Youngest
1946
Les Lannom
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Johnston City
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Johnston City is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Johnston City 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)
- William C. Marland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons