#12 famous people were born in Pecatonica
Most widely known is Mark Dean, the American football player, with an article in one language. The other is Warren Kasch. Births span 1903 to 1917, from Warren Kasch to Mark Dean. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.

Born in Pecatonica
#1Warren Kasch
1903–1965American sports coach, athletics administrator, educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pecatonica 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.
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- Mark Dean: Hpjones86, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons