#1Writing & Arts
John Stossel
born 1947American consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author and libertarian columnist
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Famous people · Chicago Heights
Of the 39 famous people born in Chicago Heights, an unusual share are athletes
John Stossel leads the list, covered in 31 languages. Births since 1970 account for 13 of the names. Between 1920 and 1969, 24 were born, the most of any period. From Charles Edwin Odegaard in 1911 to Dennis Kelly in 1990, the births cover 79 years.
Born here
39
notable people
Best known
John Stossel
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Charles Edwin Odegaard
Youngest
1990
Dennis Kelly
Most common field
Sports
24 people
What stands out about Chicago Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Chicago Heights’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 8 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Chicago Heights is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.
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 Chicago Heights
John Stossel leads with articles in 31 languages, ahead of Don Bacon (15) and Paris Barclay (14).
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Paris Barclay
born 1956American television director and producer
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Chicago Heights
36 more, 24 of them athletes.
Allen R. Schindler, Jr.
1969–1992American Radioman Petty Officer Third Class in the United States Navy who was murdered for being gay
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Charles Edwin Odegaard
1911–1999(1911-1999) 19th president of the University of Washington
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Park Forest leads the towns around it, with 9 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chicago Heights 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 (25)
- John Stossel: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Bacon: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paris Barclay: Richard Berg, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine Love: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Colangelo: PO1 CHAD J. MCNEELEY, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Fraction: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olayinka Sanni: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David S. Broder: Earl McDonald, NARA Staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbie Halvorson: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen R. Schindler, Jr.: U.S. Navy photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Kelly: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant Young: Sports Spectrum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bret Saberhagen: U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Billie Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert P. Hanrahan: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun O'Hara: Alexa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Drouin: Amy Reinert (photographer), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edwin Odegaard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gierach: Leehall7, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Lawton Wilkerson: Sgt. Aaron Berogan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bart Zeller: baseballmapper, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Cole: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Uhlaender: Cleveland Indians, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Hodges: Photo Credit: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tai Odiase: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Michael Schmitz: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons