#1Music
John Lewis
1920–2001American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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Famous people · La Grange
John Lewis tops a list of 13 famous people born in La Grange
John Lewis leads the list, covered in 27 languages. Second place goes to the American nuclear physicist Leona Woods, third to Tim Stapleton. From Fred Herbert to Tim Stapleton, the births on the list run from 1887 to 1982. 6 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
John Lewis
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Fred Herbert
Youngest
1982
Tim Stapleton
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about La Grange’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When La Grange’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in La Grange
The three are covered in 27, 26 and 13 languages: John Lewis, Leona Woods and Tim Stapleton.
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The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.3 times.
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Another 10, the earliest born in 1887.
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Also called La Grange home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in La Grange, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Grange 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 (5)
- John Lewis: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Leona Woods: Argonne National Laboratory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Stapleton: Meowwcat (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Newman: House Creative Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gothard: Institute in Basic Life Principles, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons