#1Famous people · Walnut Hill
Walnut Hill has just one famous person to its name: William Sherman Jennings
William Sherman Jennings, the American politician, was born in 1863. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 9 languages. Famous people are on record for 750 of the towns in Illinois.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
William Sherman Jennings
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
William Sherman Jennings
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Walnut Hill
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walnut Hill 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.
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- William Sherman Jennings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons