Metcalf has yet to put a famous person on the list
753 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names. 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 Metcalf), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Metcalf has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Metcalf 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.