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.

Born in Pinckneyville
#2What Pinckneyville is known for
1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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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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- John Dunn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons