#1Clifford C. Parks
1860–1937American politician and businessman
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In 1860, the American politician and businessman Clifford C. Parks was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in one language. 759 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.

#1American politician and businessman
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Neponset’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Neponset 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.