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Manhattan Rd east from Wauponsee Glacial Trail - Manhattan, IL - March 2025Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0
Famous people · Manhattan Township

Manhattan Township has yet to put a famous person on the list

Jessie Ackermann leads the 11 names listed next door in Frankfort. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64. 748 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Manhattan Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Manhattan Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Manhattan Township

Close by, Frankfort counts 11 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Jessie AckermannFrankfortJessie Ackermann & 10 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manhattan 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.

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