#1Famous people · Long Grove
4 famous people were born in Long Grove from 1847 to 1998
The best known is the American politician Philip Knopf, with articles in 5 languages. The American football player Aidan O'Connell ranks second, ahead of Andrew Starykowicz. The list’s best known name, Philip Knopf, dates from 1847. Athletes make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Philip Knopf
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
Philip Knopf
Youngest
1998
Aidan O'Connell
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Long Grove
Counted by languages, Philip Knopf is ahead of Aidan O'Connell and Andrew Starykowicz: 5, 4 and 4.
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Through the years
When Long Grove’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 2.
SportsPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Long Grove is known for
Share of Long Grove’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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Long Grove
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Long Grove 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 (5)
- Philip Knopf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aidan O'Connell: Staff Sgt. Ariel OShea, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Cieslak: April Spreeman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Simon: dann_garcia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Redlicki: robbiesaurus from Smithtown, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons