Oak Park, Illinois
Oak Park, Illinois ranks 569th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Basra, Flint, Michigan, and City of Brussels. 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, United States, adjacent to Chicago. It is the 26th-most populous municipality in Illinois, with a population of 54,318 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 sharing a chamber of commerce and a high school, Oak Park and River Forest High School. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1895 and 1995, Oak Park, Illinois was the birth place of 24 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
WRITER
1899 - 1961
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 1
Carl Rogers
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1987
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 2
Ray Kroc
BUSINESSPERSON
1902 - 1984
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 3
Richard Bach
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 4
Betty White
ACTOR
1922 - 2021
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 5
John G. Avildsen
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2017
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 6
John Robert Schrieffer
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2019
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 7
John Sturges
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1992
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 8
Bob Newhart
COMEDIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 9
Don Alden Adams
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2019
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 10
Doris Humphrey
DANCER
1895 - 1958
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 11
John C. Slater
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1976
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Oak Park, Illinois
Go to all RankingsDoris Humphrey
DANCER
1895 - 1958
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 11
Thomas E. Kurtz
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 14
Jevon Carter
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 21.57
Rank: 24
People Deceased in Oak Park, Illinois
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Vivian Maier
PHOTOGRAPHER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 1
Sam Giancana
EXTREMIST
1908 - 1975
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Oak Park, Illinois were actors (5), writers (3), film directors (2), physicists (2), and comedians (2), while most who died were photographers (1), and extremists (1).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Oak Park, Illinois since 1700.
