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Famous people · Raleigh

No one born in Raleigh has made the famous people list yet

In Illinois, 749 towns have someone on the list. 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 Raleigh), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Raleigh has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Raleigh

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Raleigh 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.