#1Famous people · Elmhurst
Most of the 51 famous people born in Elmhurst came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American immunologist Fred Ramsdell, covered in 46 languages. Jeff Hornacek and Kelsey Robinson follow. 23 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. For every 10,000 residents the town has 11.2, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
51
notable people
Best known
Fred Ramsdell
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne
Youngest
1999
Kerry Abello
Most common field
Sports
23 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Elmhurst’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Elmhurst’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 12 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Elmhurst
Three names lead: Fred Ramsdell (46 languages), Jeff Hornacek (20) and Kelsey Robinson (20).
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Kelsey Robinson
born 1992American volleyball player and beach volleyball player
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Elmhurst is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 1.5 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 Elmhurst
Another 48, 21 of them athletes.
Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne
1857–1919NotableWikipedia ↗
Ellen Covey
born 1947American neurobiologist, researcher, perfumer, orchid grower, and psychology professor
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Richard Whitley
born 1948American screenwriter, producer, lyricist and actor
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Elmhurst home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Elmhurst, though born elsewhere.
Eugenia Smith
1899–1997Romanov imposter who claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Villa Park counts 7 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elmhurst 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 (26)
- Fred Ramsdell: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Hornacek: Brad Barlow, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelsey Robinson: Zorro2212, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Stefanki: Alexisrael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Roth: Kai Mörk, CC BY 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Hartwig: User:Walkerma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Lorenzen: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garret Sparks: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerry Abello: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Jansen: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Cronin: County Board of DuPage County, Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Schatzeder: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deb Conroy: JohnHawkinsBois, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John P. McCann: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith McCready: RailbirdJAM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garth Lagerwey: SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jody Gerut: User shgmom56 on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Schmidt: Treasurer2015, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Doswell III: National Weather Service Office in Paducah, Kentucky., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrin Fletcher: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Rushin: Wernick882K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Hajek: Renate Schmid, CC BY 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Rucker: Helanewiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Wetzel: Richard Wetzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugenia Smith: FredR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlan Eugene Tarbell: dockedship, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons