Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Next door to Ridgway Township, Asbury Township lists 1 famous people
No famous person on record lists Ridgway Township as their birthplace yet. The Illinois lists hold names for 794 towns. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Ridgway Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Ridgway Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Ridgway Township
Close by, the fullest list is Asbury Township’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgway 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.