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Famous people · Gurnee
Of the 6 famous people born in Gurnee, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Brandon Paul, the American basketball player, with articles in 14 languages. The American ice hockey player Greg Rallo ranks second, ahead of Eric M. Esquivel. More than half were born since 1970, 6 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Brandon Paul
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1981
Greg Rallo
Youngest
2002
Isaiah Parker
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Gurnee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Gurnee’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Gurnee is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.3 times.
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 Gurnee
Athletes take two of the three places.
#2
#3Writing & Arts
Eric M. Esquivel
born 1987American comic book writer and journalist
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Gurnee
A further 3 follow, born between 1993 and 2002.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Waukegan has the most on record: 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gurnee 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)
- Greg Rallo: Wolfgangerl, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric M. Esquivel: Hannahnancepartlow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Bradbury: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons