Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Paris Township has yet to put a famous person on the list
In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 763 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. The best known born in Paris is Carl Switzer.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Paris Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Paris Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Paris Township
Around it, Paris has the most people on record, 20 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paris 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 (2)
- Carl Switzer: Trailer screenshot, from Our Gang, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham L. Stanfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons