#1Famous people · Lockport
13 famous people from Lockport, many of them athletes
The best known is the American basketball player Richaun Holmes, with articles in 22 languages. Behind the leader come Merritt Giffin and John Warner Norton. The largest group, 7, was born since 1970. Fewer than a quarter of the 746 towns in Illinois with famous people list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Richaun Holmes
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
Jim Donahue
Youngest
1998
Austin O'Connor
Most common field
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10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Lockport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lockport is known for
Lockport has 2.2× the usual share of athletes.
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 Lockport’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 4.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lockport
Languages with an article: 22 for Richaun Holmes, 15 for Merritt Giffin, 5 for John Warner Norton.
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Everyone else born in Lockport
Here are 10 more, born from 1862 to 1998.
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A chosen home
Also called Lockport home
Born elsewhere, CM Punk lived here.
CM Punk
born 1978American professional wrestler, actor, and retired mixed martial artist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lockport 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 (6)
- Richaun Holmes: Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merritt Giffin: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samantha Findlay: White House photo by David Bohrer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Haller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Donahue: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Decker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons