#1Famous people · Lincolnwood
Lincolnwood is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Jim Irsay, the American football team owner, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Close behind are Steve Marmel and George Kontos. Births span 1959 to 1985, from Jim Irsay to George Kontos. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 3.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jim Irsay
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1959
Jim Irsay
Youngest
1985
George Kontos
Most common field
Business
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Lincolnwood
Ranked by languages covered: Jim Irsay with 9, then Steve Marmel with 7 and George Kontos with 5.
#1SM#2
Film, TV & Stage
Steve Marmel
born 1964American television writer and producer
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Lincolnwood is known for
The largest field is Business, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lincolnwood
1 more, best known first.
A chosen home
Also called Lincolnwood home
Born elsewhere, Merrick Garland lived here.
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Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincolnwood 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 (3)
- Jim Irsay: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Kontos: Aunti Juli on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Disney: Boy Scouts of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons