Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois ranks 905th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ulsan, Constantine, Algeria, and Lübeck. Memorable people born in Peoria, Illinois include Dan Simmons, Betty Friedan, and Richard Pryor. Memorable people who died in Peoria, Illinois include Philip José Farmer, Gene Wolfe, and Herbert Jamison. Peoria, Illinois has been the birth place of many actors and writers and the death place of many writers and athletes. Peoria, Illinois is located in United States.
Peoria is a city in and county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States. Located on the Illinois River, the city had a population of 113,150 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Peoria metropolitan area in Central Illinois, consisting of the counties of Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford, which had a population of 402,391 in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1875 and 1985, Peoria, Illinois was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Dan Simmons, Betty Friedan, and Richard Pryor. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Peoria, Illinois including Philip José Farmer, Gene Wolfe, and Herbert Jamison.
People Born in Peoria, Illinois
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Dan Simmons
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1
Betty Friedan
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 2
Richard Pryor
1940 - 2005
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 3
David Ogden Stiers
1942 - 2018
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 4
William Lane Craig
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 5
Bruce Johnston
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 6
Herbert Jamison
1875 - 1938
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 7
Kathryn McGuire
1903 - 1978
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 8
Donald Piper
1911 - 1963
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 9
Dan Fogelberg
1951 - 2007
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 10
Lee Garmes
1898 - 1978
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 11
Ray LaHood
1945 - Present
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Peoria, Illinois
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Philip José Farmer
1918 - 2009
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1
Gene Wolfe
1931 - 2019
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 2
Herbert Jamison
1875 - 1938
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 3
Ernst Ising
1900 - 1998
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Peoria, Illinois
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Peoria, Illinois were actors (3), writers (2), musicians (2), basketball players (2), and comedians (1), while most who died were writers (2), athletes (1), and physicists (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Peoria, Illinois, including David Ogden Stiers and Amy Weber. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Peoria, Illinois, including David Ogden Stiers, Kathryn McGuire, and Amy Weber.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Peoria, Illinois since 1700.
