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Famous people · Des Plaines
Of the 10 famous people born in Des Plaines, an unusual share are performers
Most widely known is Fin Argus, the American actor and musician, with articles in 23 languages. Second place goes to the American–serbian basketball player Angela Dugalić, third to Shawn Green. More than half were born since 1970, 6 in all. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 1.7 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Fin Argus
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Rosalie Hankey Wax
Youngest
2001
Angela Dugalić
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Des Plaines’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Des Plaines is known for
Performers stand out most, at 4.2 times the usual share.
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 Des Plaines’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Des Plaines
Fin Argus has articles in 23 languages, Angela Dugalić in 12 and Shawn Green in 11.
AD#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Des Plaines
Another 7, 3 of them performers.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Des Plaines home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Des Plaines, though born elsewhere.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Park Ridge lists the most people: 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Des Plaines 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)
- Shawn Green: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Fulle: Adjuvantage, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Fitzgerald: Bdzsports photos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Black: Vanessa Lua at https://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessalua/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Disney: Boy Scouts of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Lind: u/reepers_hellcat, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ratcliffe: Office of the Director of Intelligence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Witwer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons