Urbana, Illinois
Urbana, Illinois ranks #1304 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cottbus, Santa Rosa, California, and Greenwich, Connecticut. The most famous people from Urbana, Illinois are Robert W. Holley, Roger Ebert, and Lars Peter Hansen. The most famous people who died in Urbana, Illinois are Paul Lauterbur, Carl Woese, and Nick Holonyak. Urbana, Illinois has been the birthplace of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many chemists, and biologists. Urbana, Illinois is located in United States.
People
Between 1922 and 1989, present-day Urbana, Illinois was the birthplace of 14 globally memorable people, including Robert W. Holley, Roger Ebert, and Lars Peter Hansen. Additionally, 6 globally memorable people died in present-day Urbana, Illinois, including Paul Lauterbur, Carl Woese, and Nick Holonyak.
People Born in Present-Day Urbana, Illinois
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Robert W. Holley
Chemist
1922 - 1993
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 1
Roger Ebert
Critic
1942 - 2013
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 2
Lars Peter Hansen
Economist
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 3
Bill Mulliken
Swimmer
1939 - 2014
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 4
José Graziano da Silva
Politician
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 5
Jennie Garth
Actor
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 6
Dan Graham
Artist
1942 - 2022
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 7
Tom Harrell
Musician
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 8
Gil Shaham
Musician
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 9
Tony Hsieh
Businessperson
1973 - 2020
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 10
Nina Paley
Comic Artist
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 11
Zena Cardman
Astronaut
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.63
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Urbana, Illinois
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Astronaut
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.63
Rank: 12
Ken Baumann
Actor
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.20
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Present-Day Urbana, Illinois
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Paul Lauterbur
Chemist
1929 - 2007
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1
Carl Woese
Biologist
1928 - 2012
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 2
Nick Holonyak
Physicist
1928 - 2022
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 3
Michael S. Hart
Inventor
1947 - 2011
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 4
Julian Steward
Anthropologist
1902 - 1972
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 5
J. B. Lenoir
Musician
1929 - 1967
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Urbana, Illinois were actors (2), musicians (2), chemists (1), critics (1), and economists (1), while most who died were chemists (1), biologists (1), physicists (1), inventors (1), and anthropologists (1).
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in present-day Urbana, Illinois since 1700.
