A.J. Cripe’s Town Talk Bread was among a trio of equals produced by bakeries in the Tri-State District. Though Cripe was a latecomer to the district, he quickly made a
Imagine if the name of your hometown was replaced by the name of its most popular current or former resident. Or at least the current or former resident most searched on the most popular online encyclopedia.
Peoria has several dozen famous sons and daughters who might qualify, as anybody familiar with the Center of the Universe is aware. But the map The Pudding produced is additional proof that one name stands above the others.
Richard Pryor, the legendary late comedian and actor, topped The Pudding/Wikipedia criteria for Peoria. The Pudding used median number of Wikipedia page views between 2015 and 2019.