#1Famous people · Mound City
Mound City is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the American writer Katherine D. Tillman, covered in 8 languages. The only other name is the American baseball player Charlie Hoover. The earliest on the list is Charlie Hoover, born in 1865, and the youngest Katherine D. Tillman, born in 1870. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Katherine D. Tillman
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Charlie Hoover
Youngest
1870
Katherine D. Tillman
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Mound City
#1#2Known for
What Mound City is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mound City 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 (2)
- Katherine D. Tillman: No photographer is credited in original work., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Hoover: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons