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Broadway south of Yates in NewmanPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
Famous people · Newman Township

No one born in Newman Township has made the famous people list yet

In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 770 towns. 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.

Who’s listed here

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

Back to Newman Township

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newman 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.