Joliet, Illinois
Joliet, Illinois ranks 1,307th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Subotica, Kōtō, and Ludwigshafen. Memorable people born in Joliet, Illinois include Mercedes McCambridge, George Mikan, and Nick Offerman. Memorable people who died in Joliet, Illinois include Richard Speck, and Merritt Giffin. Joliet, Illinois has been the birth place of many actors, and basketball players and the death place of many extremists, and athletes. Joliet, Illinois is located in United States.
Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. It had a population of 150,362 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in Illinois. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1886 and 1986, Joliet, Illinois was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Mercedes McCambridge, George Mikan, and Nick Offerman. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Joliet, Illinois including Richard Speck, and Merritt Giffin.
People Born in Joliet, Illinois
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Mercedes McCambridge
ACTOR
1916 - 2004
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 1
George Mikan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 2
Nick Offerman
COMEDIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 3
Ann Bannon
WRITER
1932 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 4
Arthur Shaw
ATHLETE
1886 - 1955
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 5
Audrey Totter
ACTOR
1917 - 2013
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 6
Meagen Fay
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 7
Jimmy Chamberlin
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 8
Lynne Thigpen
ACTOR
1948 - 2003
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 9
Janina Gavankar
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 10
Adrianne Curry
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 25.28
Rank: 11
Allie Quigley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 21.72
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Joliet, Illinois
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Newly Added People Deceased in Joliet, Illinois
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Most individuals born in present day Joliet, Illinois were actors (6), basketball players (2), comedians (1), writers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were extremists (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Joliet, Illinois, including Meagen Fay, Lynne Thigpen, and Janina Gavankar. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Joliet, Illinois, including Mercedes McCambridge, Audrey Totter, and Meagen Fay.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Joliet, Illinois since 1700.
