Champaign, Illinois
Champaign, Illinois ranks 1,495th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rigshospitalet, Zabrze, and Cilicia. Memorable people born in Champaign, Illinois include James Tobin, Ludacris, and Megyn Kelly. Memorable people who died in Champaign, Illinois include Florian Znaniecki and Harold Osborn. Champaign, Illinois has been the birth place of many economists and musicians and the death place of many philosophers and athletes. Champaign, Illinois is located in United States.
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in the state outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is a principal city of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, which had 236,000 residents in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1882 and 1977, Champaign, Illinois was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including James Tobin, Ludacris, and Megyn Kelly. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Champaign, Illinois including Florian Znaniecki and Harold Osborn.
People Born in Champaign, Illinois
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James Tobin
1918 - 2002
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 1
Ludacris
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 2
Megyn Kelly
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 3
David Ayer
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 4
Bob Richards
1926 - 2023
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 5
Ethel Clayton
1882 - 1966
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 6
Amy Chua
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 7
George Will
1941 - Present
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 8
Mark Kirk
1959 - Present
HPI: 30.12
Rank: 9
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Most individuals born in present day Champaign, Illinois were economists (1), musicians (1), journalists (1), film directors (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were philosophers (1) and athletes (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Champaign, Illinois since 1700.
