No one born in Venice Township has made the famous people list yet
Of the bordering towns, Granite City has the longest list: 34, with Robert Olen Butler at the top. 770 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there. 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 Venice Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Venice Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Venice Township
The longest list nearby is Granite City’s, with 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Venice 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)
- T. S. Eliot: Thomas Stearns Eliot with his sister and his cousin by Lady Ottoline Morrell.jpg: Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873–1938) derivative work: Octave.H, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donnie Freeman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons