Taft Farmstead · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainRochester Township has yet to put a famous person on the list
Andre Iguodala leads the 41 names listed next door in Springfield. 773 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65. 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 Rochester Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Rochester Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Rochester Township
Close by, Springfield counts 41 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rochester 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.
Photo credits (1)
- Andre Iguodala: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons