#1Famous people · Eldorado
Of the 6 famous people born in Eldorado, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is David D. Phelps, the American politician, with articles in 9 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 5 in all. Only 164 of the 746 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 15.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
David D. Phelps
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1943
Kendall Rhine
Youngest
1970
Brandon W. Phelps
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Eldorado’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Eldorado is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.2 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 Eldorado’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 3 births.
Politics & LawSportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Eldorado
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Eldorado
3 more, 2 of them leaders.
No one matches both filters.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eldorado 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)
- David D. Phelps: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendall Rhine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Barker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon W. Phelps: Illinois Lawmakers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons