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Famous people · Pinckneyville

2 famous people call Pinckneyville their birthplace

Articles in 3 languages make the American politician Ralph A. Dunn the best known. The list has one more: the American academic John Dunn. The first birth on record is Ralph A. Dunn’s, in 1914, and the last John Dunn’s, in 1945. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.

#2 best knownJohn DunnScience & Medicine · born 1945
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ralph A. Dunn
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Ralph A. Dunn
Youngest
1945
John Dunn
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known

Born in Pinckneyville

RD#1
Politics & Law

Ralph A. Dunn

1914–2004

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
John Dunn#2
Science & Medicine

John Dunn

born 1945

American academic

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pinckneyville 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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