#1Famous people · Macon
Art Wilson, born in 1885, is Macon’s famous person on record
The American baseball player Art Wilson was born in 1885. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 4 languages. 746 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Art Wilson
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Art Wilson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Macon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Macon 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)
- Art Wilson: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons