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Famous people · Buffalo Grove
Of the 10 famous people born in Buffalo Grove, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Aaron Himelstein, the American actor, with articles in 17 languages. Second place goes to the American mixed martial arts fighter Felice Herrig, third to Megan Bozek. The largest group, 10, was born since 1970. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 2.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Aaron Himelstein
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1970
Tom McManus
Youngest
1998
Dylan Geick
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Buffalo Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Buffalo Grove’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 5.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Buffalo Grove is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.5 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 Buffalo Grove
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Buffalo Grove
A further 7 follow, born between 1970 and 1998.
Ryan Katz
born 1976American professional wrestler and manager, also known as GQ Money
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A chosen home
Also called Buffalo Grove home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Buffalo Grove, though born elsewhere.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Arlington Heights has the most people on record, 41 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buffalo Grove 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 (9)
- Felice Herrig: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Bozek: BDZ Sports, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Lebda: No machine-readable author provided. JamesTeterenko assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Wozniewski: Keith & Alyssa from Rochester, NY, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Borenstein: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Vaughn: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Kirk: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Knopf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Simon: dann_garcia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons