TA#1
Film, TV & Stage
Todd Alcott
born 1961American screenwriter, playwright, actor, and director
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Crystal Lake
16 famous people were born in Crystal Lake, more of them athletes than in most towns
Best known of all is Todd Alcott, written about in 8 languages. The united States federal judge George W. Lindberg ranks second, ahead of Charlie Behan. Most were born since 1970: 9 of them. The list runs from John Delbert Van Allen, born in 1850, to Romeo McKnight, born in 1998.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Todd Alcott
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
John Delbert Van Allen
Youngest
1998
Romeo McKnight
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Crystal Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Crystal Lake’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 5 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & MedicineBusinessMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Crystal Lake is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 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 Crystal Lake
The three are covered in 8, 4 and 3 languages: Todd Alcott, George W. Lindberg and Charlie Behan.
#2Politics & Law
George W. Lindberg
1932–2019United States federal judge
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Crystal Lake
The rest number 13, with 8 athletes among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Cary’s, at 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crystal Lake 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 (8)
- George W. Lindberg: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer A. Golbeck: Annasylvester, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Delbert Van Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Martini: Minda Haas Kuhlmann from Omaha, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connor Sadzeck: Airman 1st Class River Bruce, USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Ryan: Sarah Ratliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Conner: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanze Egekeze: Hanegi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons