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Famous people · New Boston

No one born in New Boston has made the famous people list yet

In Illinois, 769 towns have someone on the list. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65. Champaign City Township has the second-longest list in Illinois, after Alton, with 64.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is New Boston), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in New Boston has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Boston 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.