#1Famous people · New Athens
New Athens has one famous person on record
In 1931, the American baseball player and manager Whitey Herzog was born. Their birth falls between 1920 and 1969. 11 languages have an article about them. Famous people are on record for 769 of the towns in Illinois.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Whitey Herzog
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1931
Whitey Herzog
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in New Athens
#1The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from New Athens?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who New Athens’ most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Athens 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)
- Whitey Herzog: Johnmaxmena, John Mena, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons