#1Famous people · Belvidere
Leaders stand out among the 16 famous people born in Belvidere
Articles in 20 languages make the American architect Jeanne Gang the best known. The next two names are Charles Eugene Fuller and Emory S. Bogardus. The largest group, 7, was born between 1920 and 1969. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.5, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Jeanne Gang
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Charles Eugene Fuller
Youngest
1982
Kasey James
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Belvidere’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Belvidere is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Belvidere’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Belvidere
Three names lead: Jeanne Gang (20 languages), Charles Eugene Fuller (7) and Emory S. Bogardus (7).
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Everyone else born in Belvidere
Another 13, the earliest born in 1855.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Cherry Valley counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belvidere 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 (8)
- Jeanne Gang: Kramesarah, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Eugene Fuller: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emory S. Bogardus: Unidentified (El Rodeo is the University of Southern California yearbook published by University of Southern California), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Mann Towner: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Levens: University of Nevada Athletics, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Charles Sullivan: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Taylor: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Schulte: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons