#1Sports
Matt Grevers
born 1985American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
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Famous people · Lake Forest
34 famous people were born in Lake Forest, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
With articles in 26 languages, Matt Grevers is the most widely known. 16 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. From Enella Benedict to John D. Kuhns, the births on the list run from 1858 to 2000. Only 39 of the 753 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Matt Grevers
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Enella Benedict
Youngest
2000
John D. Kuhns
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Lake Forest’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lake Forest’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 10.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableFilm, TV & StageMusicBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lake Forest is known for
Lake Forest has 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 Lake Forest
The three are covered in 26, 26 and 20 languages: Matt Grevers, Pete Wilson and Karl Patterson Schmidt.
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#2Politics & Law
Pete Wilson
born 1933Governor of California from 1991 to 1999
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Lake Forest
A further 31 follow, born between 1858 and 2000.
Rick Dillingham
1952–1994American ceramic artist, scholar, collector and museum professional
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A chosen home
Also called Lake Forest home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Lake Forest, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Lake Forest.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Forest 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 (15)
- Matt Grevers: Muse Girl from Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Wilson: Robert D. Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Patterson Schmidt: MisterHOP, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Proxmire: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enella Benedict: Enella Benedict, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince Rostislav Romanov: GA88279, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooke Wyckoff: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Garrett: 29th District Dems, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Anne Templeton: ManlyMatt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabe Carimi: Amy Palcic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Haney: Flash and Mel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Steans: Louisa, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Vaughn: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hughes: Glenbrook North High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Sleeper: Screenland Pub. Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons