Next door to Pontoon Beach, Granite City lists 34 famous people
Of the famous people on record, none was born in Pontoon Beach. Across Illinois, 759 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names. Champaign City Township has the second-longest list in Illinois, after Alton, with 64.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Pontoon Beach), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Pontoon Beach has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Pontoon Beach
5 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pontoon Beach 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 (3)
- Charles S. Deneen: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donnie Freeman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Shimkus: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons