Photo: Gidonb · CC BY 3.0Next door to Scales Mound Township, White Oak Springs lists 1 famous people
So far, no famous person on record was born in Scales Mound Township. 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, the lists cover 794 towns.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Scales Mound Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Scales Mound Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Scales Mound Township
Only White Oak Springs nearby has a name on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scales Mound 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 (2)
- John Wilford Blackstone, Jr.: Consul Willshire Butterfield, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry S. Magoon: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons