#1Famous people · Blue Island
Of the 33 famous people born in Blue Island, an unusual share are performers
At the top of the list is the American actor Gary Sinise, covered in 73 languages. Behind the leader come Marcheline Bertrand and Anthony E. Zuiker. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 19 in all. Births since 1970 account for 11 of the names.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Gary Sinise
in 73 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
Robert Seyfarth
Youngest
1993
Shaquille Walker
Most common field
Sports
16 people
What stands out about Blue Island’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Blue Island
Three names lead: Gary Sinise (73 languages), Marcheline Bertrand (29) and Anthony E. Zuiker (20).
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Film, TV & Stage
Marcheline Bertrand
1950–2007American actress and producer
29 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
Anthony E. Zuiker
born 1968American television producer
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Blue Island’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 8.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Blue Island is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 2.3 times.
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 Blue Island
The rest number 30, with 16 athletes among them.
Christian Picciolini
born 1973Peace advocate, American television producer, music executive, entrepreneur, visual artist, writer, and musician
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Scott Rains
1956–2016American travel writer, consultant, and advocate for disabled people
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blue Island 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 (18)
- Gary Sinise: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony E. Zuiker: gkrew at flickr (https://www.flickr.com/people/gkrew/), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Franklin: Sam Howzit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Granderson: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Rousseau: Awelker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Picciolini: Cpicciolini, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Ninkovich: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Lovato: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Frasor: Maggie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Clark: Multi National Force - West/Lance Cpl. Jason Hernandez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank McNulty: RandolphMHildreth, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Moeller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Staecker: Del Staecker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kris Cooke: Valcooke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Disney: Boy Scouts of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nichelle Nichols: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Kolloway: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons