#1Hazel Crest is the birthplace of 3 famous people
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Maurice Acker, covered in 7 languages. The next two names are Marquice Cole and Paul Hardin. The nearest list is next door in Harvey: 57 names, starting with Keke Palmer. Born in 1960, Paul Hardin is the first name on record, and Maurice Acker, born in 1987, the most recent.

Born in Hazel Crest
Ranked by languages covered: Maurice Acker with 7, then Marquice Cole with 3 and Paul Hardin with 3.
#1What Hazel Crest is known for
Share of Hazel Crest’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Who’s the most famous person from Hazel Crest?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Hazel Crest’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Harvey’s, with 57.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hazel Crest 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 (4)
- Maurice Acker: Timan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Dillard: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tricky Stewart: Kidfrost08, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Michael Schmitz: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons


