#1Writing & Arts
Walter Burley Griffin
1876–1937American architect and landscape architect
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Famous people · Maywood
Musicians stand out among the 35 famous people born in Maywood
Walter Burley Griffin, the American architect and landscape architect, is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. Close behind are Dennis Franz and John Prine. The first birth on record is Walter Burley Griffin’s, in 1876, and the last Perrion Winfrey’s, in 2000. The list is still growing: 14 were born since 1970.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Walter Burley Griffin
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Walter Burley Griffin
Youngest
2000
Perrion Winfrey
Most common field
Sports
18 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Maywood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Maywood is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Maywood
Ranked by languages covered: Walter Burley Griffin with 46, then Dennis Franz with 31 and John Prine with 25.
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#3Through the years
When Maywood’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 8 births.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Maywood
Of the other 32, 18 are athletes.
Malcolm L. McCallum
born 1968American herpetologist; environmental scientist
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A chosen home
Also called Maywood home
One more notable person made the town home: Kimberly A. Lightford.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Melrose Park counts 19 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maywood 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 (22)
- Walter Burley Griffin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Franz: Sergei ~ 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Prine: Ron Baker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon Brown: U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chad A. Bascom, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie LaVine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paris Lee: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Pullen: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Julian Allen: NASA Ames Research Center / Gaeton Faraone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Naima Adedapo: Michael Tanne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Swider-Peltz, Jr: McSmit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reggie Brown: TerrencePowderly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kwatsi Alibaruho: Office of Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sergio Brown: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Carlwell: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Johnson: Senorita*Dorkita from Pennsylvania, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm L. McCallum: Malcolm McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Perrion Winfrey: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimberly A. Lightford: Paul Goyette, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Finley: Michael_Finley_pregame_intro.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Hatch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Covington: Pkantz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Idelson: Macfadden Publications, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons