Photo: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0No one from Urbana Township is on the famous people list yet
Across the town line, Champaign City Township lists 64, Saul Perlmutter first. 794 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Urbana Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Urbana Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Urbana Township
The fullest list close by belongs to Champaign City Township, with 64.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Urbana 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)
- Saul Perlmutter: Holger Motzkau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Ebert: Sound Opinions, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons