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Famous people · Kewanee
Of the 18 famous people born in Kewanee, an unusual share are writers and artists
Most widely known is Richard Estes, the American painter, with articles in 35 languages. Rudolph Scholz and Glenn McDonald follow. 10 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 15.1, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Richard Estes
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
George W. Lilley
Youngest
1963
Valerie Longhurst
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Kewanee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Kewanee is known for
Kewanee has 2.2× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 Kewanee
By how many languages cover them, Richard Estes comes first (35), then Rudolph Scholz (10) and Glenn McDonald (9).
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#3Through the years
When Kewanee’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Kewanee
Another 15, the earliest born in 1850.
Jason Ringenberg
born 1958American musician, singer-songwriter, family music entertainer
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Don Peden
1898–1970American football player and coach, baseball coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kewanee 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 (6)
- Glenn McDonald: Boston Celtics, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Ringenberg: Brian Mansfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valerie Longhurst: Lt. Col. Leonard Gratteri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Teresa A. Sullivan: Miller Center, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardon V. Burnham: Cheryl Burnham Matteson, copyright holder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Peden: Ohio University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons