#1Famous people · Le Roy
2 famous people call Le Roy their birthplace
John Allen Sterling, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The other is Tim Hendryx, the American baseball player. Born in 1857, John Allen Sterling is the first name on record, and Tim Hendryx, born in 1891, the most recent. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Allen Sterling
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
John Allen Sterling
Youngest
1891
Tim Hendryx
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Le Roy
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Le Roy 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 (2)
- John Allen Sterling: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Hendryx: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons