#1Famous people · Mendon
Noble Sproat Heaney, born in 1880, is Mendon’s famous person on record
In 1880, the American gynecologist Noble Sproat Heaney was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. 2 languages have an article about them. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
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notable people
Best known
Noble Sproat Heaney
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Noble Sproat Heaney
The best known
Born in Mendon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mendon 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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- Noble Sproat Heaney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons