#1Famous people · Marengo
Marengo is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Egbert Van Alstyne, the American songwriter and pianist, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Carl Lundgren and Philip Leo Sullivan. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 4.3 for every 10,000 residents. From Egbert Van Alstyne to Philip Leo Sullivan, the births on the list run from 1878 to 1889.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Egbert Van Alstyne
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
Egbert Van Alstyne
Youngest
1889
Philip Leo Sullivan
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Marengo
The three are covered in 8, 5 and 3 languages: Egbert Van Alstyne, Carl Lundgren and Philip Leo Sullivan.
#1#2#3Politics & Law
Philip Leo Sullivan
1889–1960United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marengo 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 (3)
- Egbert Van Alstyne: JGDickens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Lundgren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Leo Sullivan: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons