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Politics & Law
Paul Marcinkus
1922–2006Catholic archbishop, former head of the Vatican Bank
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Famous people · Cicero
Writers and artists stand out among the 20 famous people born in Cicero
Best known of all is Paul Marcinkus, written about in 18 languages. The largest group, 11, was born between 1920 and 1969. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 2.4 for every 10,000 residents. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Paul Marcinkus
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Ed Kawal
Youngest
1980
Chris DeRose
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Cicero’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Cicero is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 2.7 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 Cicero
Paul Marcinkus, Robert Kurka and Roy Kral are written about in 18, 8 and 8 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Cicero’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawBusinessFaithNotableMilitary
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Everyone else born in Cicero
Still to come: 17 more, from 1909 to 1980.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Chicago has the most on record, with 37.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cicero 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 (7)
- Roy Kral: Brian McMillen / [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Cisar: film trailer screenshot (MGM), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Tyra: Emuhurons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Corso: Cropped from image by Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard R. Callahan: U.S. Coast Guard Photo., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris DeRose: Treyterry, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Disney: Boy Scouts of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons