Illinois
Illinois ranks 2,951st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mont-Saint-Aignan, Serbia, and Châteauroux. Memorable people born in Illinois include Jennifer Beals, Mary-Claire King, and Wendy Schaal. Memorable people who died in Illinois include Yang Kyoungjong and Cyrus McCormick. Illinois has been the birth place of many actors and biologists and the death place of many military personnels and inventors. Illinois is located in United States.
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-most land area. Its largest urban areas include Chicago and the Metro East of Greater St. Louis, as well as Peoria, Rockford, Champaign–Urbana, and Springfield, the state's capital. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1946 and 1992, Illinois was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Jennifer Beals, Mary-Claire King, and Wendy Schaal. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Illinois including Yang Kyoungjong and Cyrus McCormick.
People Born in Illinois
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Jennifer Beals
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 1
Mary-Claire King
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 2
Wendy Schaal
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 3
Jerry Coyne
1949 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 4
Daniel Schmidt
1992 - Present
HPI: 35.91
Rank: 5
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Most individuals born in present day Illinois were actors (2), biologists (2), and soccer players (1), while most who died were military personnels (1) and inventors (1).
