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Famous people · Harvey
Musicians stand out among the 57 famous people born in Harvey
Articles in 51 languages make the American actress Keke Palmer the best known. The largest group, 29, was born since 1970. The earliest on the list is Ivan Albright, born in 1897, and the youngest Bob Seymour, born in 1998. For every 10,000 residents the town has 28.2, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
57
notable people
Best known
Keke Palmer
in 51 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Ivan Albright
Youngest
1998
Bob Seymour
Most common field
Sports
31 people
What stands out about Harvey’s famous people
Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 44, the most recent in 1998.Known worldwideRead in 51 languages, Keke Palmer is known far beyond the town.A town of musiciansMusicians make up 5 of the 57, 1.6 times the usual share.57 notable peopleMore than most towns: 57 notable people were born in Harvey.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Harvey’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 14 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicNotableScience & MedicineFaithPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Harvey
Languages with an article: 51 for Keke Palmer, 31 for Nelsan Ellis, 24 for Eddy Curry.
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What Harvey is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 1.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Harvey
The other 54 span the years 1897 to 1998.
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Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harvey 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 (28)
- Nelsan Ellis: Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddy Curry: Pmandawg88 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Syleena Johnson: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Weiser: LordAlex17, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Albright: Ivan le Lorraine Albright (American, February 20, 1897 – November 18, 1983), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald Hicks: Matschreiner23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ariel McDonald: MontanNito, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Boudreau: RF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hayes: Columbia Pictures Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Schoenfield: Guido Cegani (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LaRoyce Hawkins: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Tylka: Peoria Diocese, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Jones: dbking on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mustapha Farrakhan, Jr.: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ely: Cbl62 on en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reggie Hamilton: x97kruszka, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Duncan: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Seymour: Orixbaseballclub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Welsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kapri Bibbs: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Stanicek: Rookies III set, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- VaShawn Mitchell: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Needham: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Mulder: Shgmom56, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tricky Stewart: Kidfrost08, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Acker: Timan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinn Buckner: Boston Celtics, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Kolloway: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons