Photo: Jesster79 · CC BY-SA 3.0Savanna Township has no famous person on record yet
Next door, Sabula lists one, Rick Dickinson. In Illinois, 794 towns have someone on the list. 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 Savanna Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Savanna Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Savanna Township
Sabula has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Savanna 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.