#1Famous people · Rantoul
Rantoul has just one famous person to its name: Otto Lerche
Otto Lerche, the American politician, was born in 1861. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their name appears in articles in 2 languages. Next door, Chilton lists 6, led by Thomas P. M. Barnett.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Otto Lerche
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Otto Lerche
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Rantoul
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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.
Photo credits (3)
- Otto Lerche: State of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas P. M. Barnett: PHC(AW) Jon Hockersmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunny Berigan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons