#1Famous people · McHenry
From 1867 to 1999, McHenry was the birthplace of 8 famous people
The best known is the American professional armwrestler John Brzenk, with articles in 12 languages. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names. The biggest group are athletes: 3.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
John Brzenk
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Pauline Palmer
Youngest
1999
Shay Maloney
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about McHenry’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When McHenry’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in McHenry
John Brzenk has articles in 12 languages, Patrick Gasienica in 8 and Pauline Palmer in 5.
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#3Known for
What McHenry is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
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Everyone else born in McHenry
The rest number 5, with 2 leaders among them.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Johnsburg, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McHenry 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)
- John Brzenk: BarMihSan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Olsen: Sgt. Nick Choy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shay Maloney: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Fiedorowicz: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons