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Mary Peters
born 1948United States Secretary of Transportation
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Famous people · Peoria
Of the 9 famous people born in Peoria, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Mary Peters, the united States Secretary of Transportation, with articles in 19 languages. The American soccer player Bryce Duke ranks second, ahead of Lauren Haeger. The largest group, 8, was born since 1970. The list runs from Mary Peters, born in 1948, to Bryce Duke, born in 2001.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Mary Peters
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1948
Mary Peters
Youngest
2001
Bryce Duke
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Peoria’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Peoria’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Peoria is known for
Peoria has 2.2× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Peoria
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Peoria
Another 6, the earliest born in 1985.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Peoria home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Peoria, though born elsewhere.
Phil Lovas
born 1968American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peoria and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Mary Peters: DOT, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Liberatore: Jeffrey Hyde from Bryan, TX, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Hollander Ball: Judson Christudas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Toma: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Livingston: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Lovas: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons