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Famous people · Evergreen Park

40 famous people were born in Evergreen Park, most of them between 1920 and 1969

Articles in 59 languages make the American actress Jane Lynch the best known. From Wayne Huizenga to Sergio Oregel, the births on the list run from 1937 to 2005. Athletes make up the largest group, 20 of them. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 20.6 for every 10,000 residents.

#1 best knownJane LynchFilm, TV & Stage · born 1960
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Born here
40
notable people
Best known
Jane Lynch
in 59 Wikipedia languages
First
1937
Wayne Huizenga
Youngest
2005
Sergio Oregel
Most common field
Sports
20 people

What stands out about Evergreen Park’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Evergreen Park’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 9.

The American centuryToday19502000Jane LynchBrad GuzanDavid A. PattersonSean HayesWayne Huizenga
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotableFaithBusinessMilitaryWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Evergreen Park

Jane Lynch has articles in 59 languages, Sean Hayes in 48 and Jenny McCarthy in 42.

Jane Lynch#1
Film, TV & Stage

Jane Lynch

born 1960

American actress

59 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Sean Hayes#2
Film, TV & Stage

Sean Hayes

born 1970

American actor

48 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JM#3
Film, TV & Stage

Jenny McCarthy

born 1972

American actress, model, activist, television personality and author

42 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Evergreen Park is known for

Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.4 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 Evergreen Park

37 more, 20 of them athletes.

David A. Patterson

David A. Patterson

born 1947

American computer scientist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Robert Gerald Casey

Robert Gerald Casey

born 1967

American Catholic Archbishop

AM

Abbey Murphy

born 2002

American ice hockey forward

Wayne Huizenga

Wayne Huizenga

1937–2018

American businessman

KM

Kenny Miller

born 1967

American basketball player

SO

Sergio Oregel

born 2005

American soccer player

Tom Gorzelanny

Tom Gorzelanny

born 1982

American baseball player

DE

Dale F. Eickelman

born 1942

American anthropologist

JB

James D. Brosnahan

born 1962

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
RD

Ryan Donahue

born 1988

Player of American football

Terrance W. Gainer

Terrance W. Gainer

born 1947

Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. Senate

DP

David Prychitko

born 1962

Economist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
EM

Edward Maloney

born 1946

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JS

Judy Shepard-Kegl

born 1953

American linguist

SM

Scott Meyer

born 1957

Major League Baseball catcher

GL

George Lilja

born 1958

Player of American football

GJ

George Scully, Jr.

born 1952

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Chicago has the most people on record, 37 of them.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Evergreen Park 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.

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