Photo: Teemu08 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0No famous person yet from Lyons Township
Chicago, which borders it, has 37 on its list, the best known Walt Disney. 747 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names. 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 Lyons Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Lyons Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Lyons Township
The neighbour with the most names is Chicago, at 37.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lyons 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 (4)
- Walt Disney: Boy Scouts of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lewis: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Kluszewski: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Dvorak: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons