Grand View Drive · Photo: Blututh at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Next door to Peoria Heights, Peoria lists 41 famous people
The list for Peoria Heights is empty for now. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64. Across Illinois, 787 towns list someone born there.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Peoria Heights), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Peoria Heights has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Peoria Heights
Peoria has the longest list next door: 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peoria Heights 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)
- Betty Friedan: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer. Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons