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Famous people · Downers Grove
Musicians stand out among the 39 famous people born in Downers Grove
The best known is the American actress Denise Richards, with articles in 60 languages. Close behind are Eric Lichaj and Sandi Morris. The largest group, 24, was born since 1970. Fewer than a quarter of the 775 towns in Illinois with famous people list more.
Born here
39
notable people
Best known
Denise Richards
in 60 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Luther Ely Smith
Youngest
2003
Alex Monis
Most common field
Sports
21 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Downers Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Downers Grove’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 12.
SportsNotableMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Downers Grove
By how many languages cover them, Denise Richards comes first (60), then Eric Lichaj (25) and Sandi Morris (25).
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Known for
What Downers Grove is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 1.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Downers Grove
36 more, best known first.
Kendall Gretsch
born 1992American Para triathlete, Para biathlete, and Para cross-country skier
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Eric Jagielo
born 1992Minor League Baseball third baseman in the Cincinnati Reds organization
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A chosen home
Also called Downers Grove home
One more notable person made the town home: Lawrence E. Glendenin.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Lombard, at 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Downers Grove 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 (21)
- Eric Lichaj: Nottingham Forest F.C., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Illenium: sm_1992, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherrill Milnes: Me, with my photocamera, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Granato: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew West: Tomloschiavo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Edwards: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angelo Poffo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Patten: HM2021, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Savannah Harmon: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Granato: Sabressuck, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manu Raju: Smadiva, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Jones: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ariel Massengale: USA Basketball, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judy O'Bannon: Jsqp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muriel Anderson: Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence E. Glendenin: ORNL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio: Sarah Ackerman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robbie Russo: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gavin Griffin: Photo by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Solak: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Plotkin: Jarrett Campbell from Cary, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons