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Springfield, Illinois ranks 1,506th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sliven, Almelo, and Eisenach. Memorable people born in Springfield, Illinois include Herbert Blomstedt, Robert Todd Lincoln, and Seth Barnes Nicholson. Memorable people who died in Springfield, Illinois include Mary Todd Lincoln and Vachel Lindsay. Springfield, Illinois has been the birth place of many basketball players and actors and the death place of many companions and writers. Springfield, Illinois is located in United States.

Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest outside of the Chicago metropolitan area, and the largest in central Illinois. Approximately 208,000 residents live in the Springfield metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1843 and 1991, Springfield, Illinois was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Herbert Blomstedt, Robert Todd Lincoln, and Seth Barnes Nicholson. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Springfield, Illinois including Mary Todd Lincoln and Vachel Lindsay.

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Most individuals born in present day Springfield, Illinois were basketball players (2), actors (2), conductors (1), politicians (1), and astronomers (1),  while most who died were companions (1) and writers (1).

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Springfield, Illinois since 1700.