Lockport, Illinois
Lockport, Illinois ranks 9,187th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ishikari, Hokkaido, Navojoa, and Iwamizawa. Memorable people born in Lockport, Illinois include Merritt Giffin, and Richaun Holmes. Lockport, Illinois has been the birth place of many athletes, and basketball players. Lockport, Illinois is located in United States.
Lockport is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, located 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 26,094. The city was incorporated in 1853. It is situated along the Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Canal, and was the headquarters of the canal when the canal was operating. A section of the canal runs through Lockport, including the remains of the canal's Lock No. 1 from which the town received its name. The canal right-of-way is now the Illinois and Michigan National Heritage Corridor. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1887 and 1993, Lockport, Illinois was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Merritt Giffin, and Richaun Holmes.
People Born in Lockport, Illinois
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Merritt Giffin
ATHLETE
1887 - 1911
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 1
Richaun Holmes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 21.63
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lockport, Illinois were athletes (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lockport, Illinois, including Richaun Holmes. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lockport, Illinois, including Merritt Giffin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Lockport, Illinois since 1700.
