#1Famous people · East Peoria
3 famous people call East Peoria their birthplace
Articles in 5 languages make the American basketball player Roger Phegley the best known. Second place goes to the American martial artist Kenny Robertson, third to Howard Lance. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 1.3 for every 10,000 residents. From Howard Lance to Kenny Robertson, the births on the list run from 1955 to 1984.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Roger Phegley
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1955
Howard Lance
Youngest
1984
Kenny Robertson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in East Peoria
Roger Phegley leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Kenny Robertson (4) and Howard Lance (2).
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What East Peoria is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Peoria 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)
- Roger Phegley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Friedan: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer. Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire E. Hutchin, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David E. Lilienthal: Harris and Ewing, Photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons