Old Town Township has no famous person on record yet
Of the towns next door, Bloomington lists the most: 54, with Clinton Davisson first. 750 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to 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 Old Town Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Old Town Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Old Town Township
Around it, Bloomington has the most people on record, 54 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Old Town 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.
Photo credits (1)
- Clinton Davisson: Nobel foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons