#1Famous people · Niantic
A single famous person was born in Niantic: Art Phelan
In 1887, the American baseball player Art Phelan was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. 748 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Art Phelan
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Art Phelan
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Niantic
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Niantic 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)
- Art Phelan: Díaz (Tomás Gutiérrez brand), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons