Elgin, Illinois
Elgin, Illinois ranks 3,659th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jamaica, Queens, East St. Louis, Illinois, and Vijayawada. Memorable people born in Elgin, Illinois include Bruce Boxleitner, Donella Meadows, and Peter Fitzgerald. Elgin, Illinois has been the birth place of many actors, and chemists. Elgin, Illinois is located in United States.
Elgin is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located 35 mi (56 km) northwest of Chicago along the Fox River. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 114,797, making it the sixth-most populous city in the state. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1941 and 1980, Elgin, Illinois was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Bruce Boxleitner, Donella Meadows, and Peter Fitzgerald.
People Born in Elgin, Illinois
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Bruce Boxleitner
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 1
Donella Meadows
CHEMIST
1941 - 2001
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 2
Peter Fitzgerald
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.43
Rank: 3
Jim Gaffigan
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 4
David Otunga
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.86
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Elgin, Illinois were actors (3), chemists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Elgin, Illinois, including Bruce Boxleitner, Jim Gaffigan, and David Otunga. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Elgin, Illinois, including Bruce Boxleitner, Jim Gaffigan, and David Otunga.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Elgin, Illinois since 1700.
