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Famous people · LaSalle
Most of the 14 famous people born in LaSalle came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
The best known is the American politician Lynden Evans, with articles in 6 languages. Close behind are Albert C. Martin, Sr. and James Thomas Aubrey, Jr.. More are athletes than anything else, 6 in all. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 14.7 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Lynden Evans
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Lynden Evans
Youngest
1976
Luke Yaklich
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in LaSalle
Counted by languages, Lynden Evans is ahead of Albert C. Martin, Sr. and James Thomas Aubrey, Jr.: 6, 5 and 5.
AS#2
JJ#3
Film, TV & Stage
James Thomas Aubrey, Jr.
1918–1994American film and TV executive
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When LaSalle’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What LaSalle is known for
Share of LaSalle’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in LaSalle
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Around it, Peru has the most people on record, 9 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is LaSalle 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 (4)
- Charles Berger: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fitzpatrick: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Yaklich: Marc-Gregor Campredon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zez Confrey: Unnamed photographer for Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons