#1Famous people · Grayslake
3 famous people come from Grayslake, Korbin Shrader the best known
The best known is the American soccer player Korbin Shrader, with articles in 22 languages. Close behind are Pete Loeffler and Jim McMillen. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.4, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there. Jo Jorgensen leads the 15 names listed next door in Libertyville.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Korbin Shrader
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Jim McMillen
Youngest
2003
Korbin Shrader
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Grayslake
Two of the three are athletes.
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What Grayslake is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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A chosen home
Also called Grayslake home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Grayslake, though born elsewhere.
Jo Jorgensen
born 1957American politician, 2020 Libertarian Party presidential candidate
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Libertyville has the most on record, with 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grayslake 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 (3)
- Korbin Shrader: Doha News, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Loeffler: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim McMillen: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons