#1Writing & Arts
Archibald MacLeish
1892–1982American poet and Librarian of Congress
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Famous people · Glencoe
11 famous people were born in Glencoe, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Archibald MacLeish, the American poet and Librarian of Congress, is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. The first birth on record is Archibald MacLeish’s, in 1892, and the last Danny Wolf’s, in 2004. For every 10,000 residents the town has 12.6, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there. More are performers than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Archibald MacLeish
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Archibald MacLeish
Youngest
2004
Danny Wolf
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Glencoe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Glencoe’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 4 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Glencoe
Three names lead: Archibald MacLeish (39 languages), Lili Taylor (36) and Fred Karger (16).
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#3Politics & Law
Fred Karger
born 1950American political consultant and activist
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Known for
What Glencoe is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 2.9 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 Glencoe
Here are 8 more, born from 1904 to 2004.
Clifford Tabin
born 1954Chairman of the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School
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David Schuman
1944–2019American judge, lawyer, law teacher, author, college teacher, speed skater, university and college faculty member
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No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Glencoe home
One more notable person made the town home: Leonard H. Lavin.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Highland Park has the most people on record, 56 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glencoe 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 (10)
- Archibald MacLeish: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lili Taylor: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Karger: IowaPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Wolf: Jgumina, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. Williams: Ross-Stillman Productions, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Tabin: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamara Sher: Daniel Krieglstein, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Staller: Baxter176, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rock Hudson: Universal Pictures/ Photographer not credited [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Adsit: Florida Supercon from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons