No one born in Union Township has made the famous people list yet
Of the bordering towns, Casey has the longest list: 3, with Payne Ratner at the top. 767 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65. 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 Union Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Union Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Union Township
The longest list nearby is Casey’s, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union 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 (1)
- Payne Ratner: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons