#1Famous people · Barrington
Of the 26 famous people born in Barrington, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Brian Dietzen, the American actor, with articles in 23 languages. The largest group, 19, was born since 1970. Only 49 of the 750 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more. The list runs from Edgar C. Hawley, born in 1850, to Lukas Van Ness, born in 2001.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Brian Dietzen
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
Edgar C. Hawley
Youngest
2001
Lukas Van Ness
Most common field
Sports
17 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Barrington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Barrington’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 8.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Barrington is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
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 Barrington
Three names lead: Brian Dietzen (23 languages), Kirk Cousins (15) and Casey Larson (10).
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Everyone else born in Barrington
A further 23 follow, born between 1850 and 2001.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Barrington home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Barrington, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Inverness’, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Barrington 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 (14)
- Brian Dietzen: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Cousins: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Larson: Christian Bier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Campbell: William L. Herbert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Bulaga: Amy Anderson Photography, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lukas Van Ness: Milwaukee VA Medical Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nellie Spicer: Zorro2212, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Miller: The original uploader was Late1 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Wilson: Desjardfan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Likens: Fabien Perissinotto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar C. Hawley: Julius Babeuf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Galfer: Cody Elderkin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justine Kerfoot: Bruce Kerfoot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Wolfe: en:Cory Doctorow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons