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Famous people · Seneca

2 famous people were born in Seneca

At the top of the list is the American baseball player Dave Callahan, covered in 3 languages. John Tracy Ellis is the only other name on the list. Over 17 years of births, the list goes from Dave Callahan (1888) to John Tracy Ellis (1905). No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Dave Callahan
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Dave Callahan
Youngest
1905
John Tracy Ellis
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Seneca

DC#1
Sports

Dave Callahan

1888–1969

American baseball player

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JE#2
Faith

John Tracy Ellis

1905–1992

American priest and historian of the Catholic Church

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Seneca 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.