Melrose Township has no famous person on record yet
Of the bordering towns, Anderson Township has a list, with Ray S. Cline. 767 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65. Champaign City Township has the second-longest list in Illinois, after Alton, with 64.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Melrose Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Melrose Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Melrose Township
Close by, Anderson Township counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Melrose 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 (1)
- Ray S. Cline: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons