#1Famous people · Macomb City Township
Of the 24 famous people born in Macomb City Township, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the American board game designer Elizabeth Magie, with articles in 36 languages. Second and third on the list are Marcus Dunstan and Al Sears. 12 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 16.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Elizabeth Magie
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
Charles Chapman
Youngest
1996
Taylor Collins
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
What stands out about Macomb City Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Macomb City Township is known for
Macomb City Township has 1.6× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Macomb City Township
Counted by languages, Elizabeth Magie is ahead of Marcus Dunstan and Al Sears: 36, 14 and 11.
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Marcus Dunstan
born 1975American film director and screenwriter
14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Macomb City Township’s famous people were born
The 1860s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusinessMusicScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Macomb City Township
The rest number 21, with 8 leaders among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Macomb lists the most people: 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Macomb City 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 (14)
- Elizabeth Magie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Dunstan: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Sears: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Thomas Noonan: W. L. Bodine & Co. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin B. Hampton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Senn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald C. Pogue: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kayleigh McKee: Kayleigh McKee, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Jordan Miln: CCRiversusa, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Waller: Wwcosprings, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Chapman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gamage: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Sullivan: Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo Ann Harris: U.S. Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons