#1Famous people · Darien
Darien is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the American poker player Gavin Griffin, covered in 8 languages. The only other name is the American television and film editor Doug Lussenhop. From Doug Lussenhop in 1973 to Gavin Griffin in 1981, the births cover 8 years. Denise Richards leads the 39 names listed next door in Downers Grove.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Gavin Griffin
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1973
Doug Lussenhop
Youngest
1981
Gavin Griffin
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Darien
#1#2Film, TV & Stage
Doug Lussenhop
born 1973American television and film editor
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What Darien is known for
1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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Nearby, Downers Grove has the most on record, with 39.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Darien 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 (4)
- Gavin Griffin: Photo by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Lussenhop: CleftClips from Los Angeles, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robbie Russo: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Solak: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons