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Alton, Illinois (usa)

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Alton, Illinois ranks 2,318th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Châteauroux, Tapolca, and Scottsdale, Arizona. Memorable people born in Alton, Illinois include Robert Wadlow, Miles Davis, and James Earl Ray. Memorable people who died in Alton, Illinois include Beals Wright. Alton, Illinois has been the birth place of many actors, and celebrities and the death place of many tennis players. Alton, Illinois is located in United States.

Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 18 miles (29 km) north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 25,676 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the River Bend area in the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1918 and 1988, Alton, Illinois was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Robert Wadlow, Miles Davis, and James Earl Ray. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Alton, Illinois including Beals Wright.

People Born in Alton, Illinois

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Alton, Illinois were actors (2), celebrities (1), musicians (1), extremists (1), and economists (1),  while most who died were tennis players (1).

Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Alton, Illinois, including Miles Davis. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Alton, Illinois, including Don Wilson, and Mary Beth Hughes.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Alton, Illinois since 1700.