#1Famous people · Christopher
The 6 famous people born in Christopher, led by John Malkovich
Most widely known is John Malkovich, the American actor, with articles in 77 languages. Louie E. Lewis (1893) and J. Bradley Burzynski (1955) mark the two ends of the list. For every 10,000 residents the town has 23.3, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
John Malkovich
in 77 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Louie E. Lewis
Youngest
1955
J. Bradley Burzynski
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
What stands out about Christopher’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Christopher
Performers take two of the three places.
#1
#2
#3Film, TV & Stage
Gene Rayburn
1917–1999American game show host, radio and television personality
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Through the years
When Christopher’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 3.
Film, TV & StageSportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Christopher is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 2.
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 Christopher
Still to come: 3 more, from 1893 to 1955.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Christopher 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 (5)
- John Malkovich: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Collins: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Rayburn: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Bradley Burzynski: State_Senator_J._Bradley_Burzynski_with_Willie_Jackson_(Hesed_House).jpg: Erin Klee derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louie E. Lewis: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons