#1Film, TV & Stage
Katherine Dunham
1909–2006American dancer, choreographer, songwriter, actress and activist (1909/1912–2006)
29 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Glen Ellyn
Of the 20 famous people born in Glen Ellyn, an unusual share are athletes
Katherine Dunham is the best known, with articles in 29 languages. Close behind are Jeffery Deaver and Ryan Kelley. The largest group, 11, was born since 1970. Fewer than a quarter of the 767 towns in Illinois with famous people list more.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Katherine Dunham
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Katherine Dunham
Youngest
2003
Bryanna Noelle Sebring
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Glen Ellyn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Glen Ellyn’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 2000s, at 3.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Glen Ellyn is known for
Glen Ellyn has 1.6× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Glen Ellyn
By how many languages cover them, Katherine Dunham comes first (29), then Jeffery Deaver (28) and Ryan Kelley (26).
#1JD#2
Writing & Arts
Jeffery Deaver
born 1950American novelist, journalist, lawyer
28 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Glen Ellyn
Another 17, the earliest born in 1917.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Glen Ellyn home
Born elsewhere, Benjamin Whisoh Lee lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glen Ellyn 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 (9)
- Katherine Dunham: Phyllis Twachtman, New York World Telegram & Sun, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Kelley: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Ayers: Supercomputer12, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Shurna: Joan GarciaBadalona, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Koh: Shumanpr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alec Pierce: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stout: Minda Haas Kuhlmann from Omaha, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grote Reber: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio: Sarah Ackerman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons