Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0No one from Mount Vernon Township is on the famous people list yet
787 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. 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. The best known born in Mount Vernon is Crista Flanagan.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Mount Vernon Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Mount Vernon Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Mount Vernon Township
The fullest list close by belongs to Mount Vernon, with 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Vernon Township 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.