Oak Park, Illinois
Oak Park, Illinois ranks 616th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jakarta, Kenya, and Ho Chi Minh City. Memorable people born in Oak Park, Illinois include Ernest Hemingway, Carl Rogers, and Ray Kroc. Memorable people who died in Oak Park, Illinois include Vivian Maier and Sam Giancana. Oak Park, Illinois has been the birth place of many actors and writers and the death place of many photographers and extremists. Oak Park, Illinois is located in United States.
Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, adjacent to Chicago. It is the 26th-most populous municipality in Illinois, with a population of 54,583 as of the 2020 census. Oak Park was first settled in 1835 and later incorporated in 1902, when it separated from Cicero. It is closely tied to the smaller town of River Forest. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1899 and 1979, Oak Park, Illinois was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Ernest Hemingway, Carl Rogers, and Ray Kroc. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Oak Park, Illinois including Vivian Maier and Sam Giancana.
People Born in Oak Park, Illinois
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Ernest Hemingway
1899 - 1961
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 1
Carl Rogers
1902 - 1987
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 2
Ray Kroc
1902 - 1984
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 3
Richard Bach
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 4
Betty White
1922 - 2021
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 5
John Sturges
1910 - 1992
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 6
Bob Newhart
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 7
John G. Avildsen
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 8
John Robert Schrieffer
1931 - 2019
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 9
Don Alden Adams
1925 - 2019
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 10
John C. Slater
1900 - 1976
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 11
Joseph P. Kerwin
1932 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Oak Park, Illinois
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Most individuals born in present day Oak Park, Illinois were actors (5), writers (3), film directors (2), comedians (2), and physicists (2), while most who died were photographers (1) and extremists (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oak Park, Illinois, including Keith Szarabajka, Busy Philipps, and Lois Nettleton. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oak Park, Illinois, including Betty White, Keith Szarabajka, and Busy Philipps.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Oak Park, Illinois since 1700.
