#1Sports
Dan Issel
born 1948American basketball player, coach, executive
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Famous people · Batavia
Most of the 12 famous people born in Batavia came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Dan Issel leads the list, covered in 19 languages. Only 96 of the 746 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more. 5 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 4.4 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Dan Issel
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
M. Ella Whipple
Youngest
1993
Cole Gardner
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Batavia
The three best known are all athletes.
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Through the years
When Batavia’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Batavia is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 5 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Batavia
Still to come: 9 more, from 1851 to 1993.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Batavia home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Batavia, though born elsewhere.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Batavia.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Batavia 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 (12)
- Dan Issel: Acdixon (talk • contribs • count), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Sager: pvsbond, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Ella Whipple: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Weisner: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Briggs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winfield S. Hall: Winfield Scott Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Doran: The Saint Paul Globe = publisher Picture is signed by the artist but not particularly legibile, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Bergeson: Enamelhead, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Stuart Lockyer: Fermilab, Reidar Hahn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clive Cussler: Oleo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Woodward: Bob Woodward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Konchar: The Volante, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons