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Famous people · Meyer

No one born in Meyer has made the famous people list yet

In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 787 towns. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Meyer), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Meyer has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Meyer 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.