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Famous people · Rantoul

No one born in Rantoul has made the famous people list yet

In Kansas, 291 towns have someone on the list. Lawrence’s 48 names make the longest list in Kansas. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Kansas is Kansas City’s, with 47.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Rantoul), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Rantoul has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Rantoul

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rantoul 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.