Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0No famous person yet from Russellville
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. Across Illinois, 779 towns list someone born there.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Russellville), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Russellville has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Russellville 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.