#1Famous people · Nelliston
Bill Dahlen, born in 1870, is Nelliston’s famous person on record
In 1870, the American baseball player Bill Dahlen was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their name appears in articles in 6 languages. Across the town line, Palatine lists 5, John Cochrane first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Bill Dahlen
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Bill Dahlen
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Nelliston
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nelliston 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)
- Bill Dahlen: George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cochrane: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Fowler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben Ellwood: Frontispiece of 1886's "Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Reuben Ellwood." US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons