#1Famous people · Beardstown
14 famous people were born in Beardstown, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
The best known is the American musician Red Norvo, with articles in 15 languages. Second and third on the list are Eddie Lyons and Andrew C. McLaughlin. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 22.7 for every 10,000 residents. Only 84 of the 746 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Red Norvo
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
James C. McLaughlin
Youngest
1956
Julie Morrison
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Beardstown
Counted by languages, Red Norvo is ahead of Eddie Lyons and Andrew C. McLaughlin: 15, 13 and 11.
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#3Through the years
When Beardstown’s famous people were born
The 1890s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Politics & LawNotableFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsSportsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Beardstown is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Beardstown
The other 11 span the years 1858 to 1956.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beardstown 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 (7)
- Red Norvo: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Lyons: Motion Picture Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew C. McLaughlin: Hinsdale, B.A., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley J. Korsmeyer: Washington University, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. McLaughlin: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Morrison: Congressman Brad Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Henry Mills: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons