Photo: Andy McMurray · CC BY 2.5No famous person born in Marengo Township is listed yet
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. In Illinois, 765 towns have someone on the list.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Marengo Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Marengo Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marengo 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.