#1Famous people · Mount Pulaski
3 famous people call Mount Pulaski their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American jazz singer Vaughn De Leath, covered in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Forest Van Hook and William Handlin. Forest Van Hook (1880) and Vaughn De Leath (1894) mark the two ends of the list. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Vaughn De Leath
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Forest Van Hook
Youngest
1894
Vaughn De Leath
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Mount Pulaski
Vaughn De Leath, Forest Van Hook and William Handlin are written about in 8, 1 and 1 languages.
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Sports
Forest Van Hook
1880–1937American college football player and medical practitioner
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Pulaski 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)
- Vaughn De Leath: Uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons