#1Famous people · East St. Louis
53 famous people were born in East St. Louis, more of them musicians than in most towns
Jimmy Connors, the American tennis player, is the most widely known, written about in 62 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 31 were born, the most of any period. 10 were born in 1970 or later. For every 10,000 residents the town has 29.4, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
53
notable people
Best known
Jimmy Connors
in 62 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
Ernie Hickman
Youngest
1998
Layton Greene
Most common field
Sports
29 people
What stands out about East St. Louis’ famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in East St. Louis
Two of the three are athletes.
#1
#2Sports
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
born 1962American track and field athlete
57 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DD#3
Politics & Law
Dick Durbin
born 1944United States Senator from Illinois
42 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When East St. Louis’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 9.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsNotableFaithScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What East St. Louis is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 1.7 times.
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 East St. Louis
Here are 50 more, born from 1856 to 1998.
Chuck Harmony
born 1979American music producer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Belleville has the most people on record, 51 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East St. Louis 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 (11)
- Jimmy Connors: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Ash Carter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Joyner: Sewageboy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Kwapis: Jeremy Butler, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Sanders: film screenshot (Alex Gottlieb Prod. / United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Costello: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LaPhonso Ellis: Auburn Athletics, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandra Magnus: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reginald Hudlin: Luigi Novi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Wyrostek: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Hodel: Randy_Moss_etc_at_Patriots_training_camp_2009.jpg: Brian J. McDermott derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons