#1Famous people · Taylorville
Taylorville counts 20 famous people, first among them Edward Mills Purcell
At the top of the list is the American physicist Edward Mills Purcell, covered in 76 languages. The largest group, 11, was born between 1920 and 1969. Fewer than a quarter of the 767 towns in Illinois with famous people list more. The list runs from H. Eugene Leigh, born in 1860, to Allison Curtin, born in 1980.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Edward Mills Purcell
in 76 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
H. Eugene Leigh
Youngest
1980
Allison Curtin
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Taylorville’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Taylorville
Ranked by languages covered: Edward Mills Purcell with 76, then Jon Corzine with 30 and Yvonne Craig with 28.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Jon Corzine
born 1947American politician in New Jersey
30 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Taylorville’s famous people were born
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & MedicineMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Taylorville is known for
Taylorville has 1.5× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Taylorville 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 (6)
- Edward Mills Purcell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Corzine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvonne Craig: The Bureau of Industrial Service for CBS. During the 1950s and 1960s, networks, program sponsors and studios often used either public relations or ad agencies to distribute promotional materials. The "Bureau" was widely used by those in the industry…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Bucshon: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce Taylor: TV episode screenshot (Syndication), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Ridley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons