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Famous people · Deerfield

11 famous people were born in Deerfield, more of them musicians than in most towns

Best known of all is Colt Cabana, written about in 16 languages. Behind the leader come Homer H. Dubs and Todd Reirden. The largest group, 6, was born since 1970. From Homer H. Dubs in 1892 to Charlie Jones in 1998, the births cover 106 years.

#1 best knownColt CabanaSports · born 1980
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Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Colt Cabana
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Homer H. Dubs
Youngest
1998
Charlie Jones
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about Deerfield’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Deerfield is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 6.6 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Deerfield’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1990s, with 3 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Todd ReirdenColt Cabana
SportsMusicFaithWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Deerfield

Athletes take two of the three places.

Colt Cabana#1
Sports

Colt Cabana

born 1980

American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and podcaster

16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
HD#2
Faith

Homer H. Dubs

1892–1969

American sinologist

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Todd Reirden#3
Sports

Todd Reirden

born 1971

American ice hockey player

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Deerfield

Here are 8 more, born from 1953 to 1998.

Alexander 23

Alexander 23

born 1995

American singer-songwriter and record producer

JC

Joey Calistri

born 1993

American soccer player

Charlie Jones

Charlie Jones

born 1998

American football player

LB

Lisa Barr

American journalist, novelist and blogger

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called Deerfield home

One more notable person made the town home: Julie Morrison.

Julie Morrison

Julie Morrison

born 1956

American politician in Illinois

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

3 towns around it have someone on record.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deerfield 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.

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