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Aaron Swartz
1986–2013American computer programmer and internet-political activist
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Famous people · Highland Park
Writers and artists stand out among the 56 famous people born in Highland Park
With articles in 83 languages, Aaron Swartz is the most widely known. The next two names are Grace Slick and Alex Borstein. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 32 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 18.4, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
56
notable people
Best known
Aaron Swartz
in 83 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
George K. Spoor
Youngest
1999
Justin Smith
Most common field
Writing & Arts
15 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Highland Park’s famous people
Known worldwideAaron Swartz has a Wikipedia article in 83 languages.A town of writers and artists15 of the 56 people born here are writers and artists, 2.6× the usual share.Still making names25 were born since 1950, the youngest in 1999.A chosen home3 more notable people chose to live here, Michael Jordan among them.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Highland Park
Ranked by languages covered: Aaron Swartz with 83, then Grace Slick with 44 and Alex Borstein with 43.
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What Highland Park is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Highland Park’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 11 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Highland Park
Of the other 53, 15 are writers and artists.
Stansfield Turner
1923–2018United States Navy admiral, Director of Central Intelligence and President of the Naval War College
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Braden Allenby
born 1950American environmental scientist, environmental attorney, and former AT&T executive
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A chosen home
Also called Highland Park home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Michael Jordan.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Lake Forest has the most on record: 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highland Park 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 (23)
- Grace Slick: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Borstein: File:Alex Borstein by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg: Gage Skidmore derivative work: Begoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Weston: Rae Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Cassidy: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. W. Moffett: US_Army_53056_Ambassadors_of_Hollywood_visit_Afghanistan.jpg: Spc. Elisebet Freeburg, Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan, PAO derivative work: B3t, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Reed: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wrenn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Seltzer: Damon D'Amato from I live in North Hollywood, Calfornia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stansfield Turner: United States Department of the Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Preskill: Lumidek at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Carey: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George K. Spoor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Minow: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Server: NickRewind, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosalind Fox Solomon: Brooklyn Museum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Meckler: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Smith: TheHoosier.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Cohn: Lewie Paine, House of Paine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William K. Lescher: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Jordan: DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Grevers: Muse Girl from Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colt Cabana: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald MacLeish: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons