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Famous people · La Grange Park
La Grange Park has one famous person on record
The American biochemist Mary Ellen Jones was born in 1922. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. Their story is told in 3 languages. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Mary Ellen Jones
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Mary Ellen Jones
The best known
Born in La Grange Park
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Grange 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.
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- John Lewis: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons