#1Brian Plotkin is the only name on the Lisle list
In 1984, the American soccer player Brian Plotkin was born. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. Next door, the list for Naperville holds 42, Anthony Parker first. Famous people are on record for 748 of the towns in Illinois.

Born in Lisle
#1Who’s the most famous person from Lisle?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Lisle’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Lisle.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lisle 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)
- Brian Plotkin: Jarrett Campbell from Cary, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Parker: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grote Reber: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Solak: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons


