JJ#1
Politics & Law
Jo Jorgensen
born 1957American politician, 2020 Libertarian Party presidential candidate
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Famous people · Libertyville
15 famous people were born in Libertyville, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Best known of all is Jo Jorgensen, written about in 36 languages. Since 1970, 9 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 7.3 for every 10,000 residents. Only 82 of the 790 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Jo Jorgensen
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
George F. Pond
Youngest
1999
Drew Peterson
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Libertyville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Libertyville is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 3.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Libertyville’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Libertyville
Performers take two of the three places.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Libertyville
Still to come: 12 more, from 1844 to 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Libertyville home
One more notable person made the town home: Marlon Brando.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Mundelein: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Libertyville 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 (10)
- Phillipa Soo: Amanda Lucidon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Novak: scott mecum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Cameron: Patty.Nigri.Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MC Chris: Crystalzilla at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Hollingsworth: Jay eyem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Marshall: Los Angeles Dodgers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marissa Lingen: Tim Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlon Brando: None visible/Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Korbin Shrader: Doha News, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Simon: dann_garcia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons