No famous person from Phillips Township yet, but Hawthorne Township next door has 1
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. 746 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. The best known born in Hawthorne Township is Frank McElyea.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Phillips Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Phillips Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Phillips Township
Around it, only Hawthorne Township has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Phillips 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.