Photo: edward P. steinburg desnged · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Waukegan Township
3 famous people made Waukegan Township their home
3 notable people lived here, among them Jack Benny. No famous person on record lists Waukegan Township as their birthplace yet. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.
A chosen home
Also called Waukegan Township home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jack Benny the best known.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Waukegan, with 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waukegan 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 (4)
- Jack Benny: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Bradbury: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Turner: Chris J. Nelson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Darnell: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons