#1Famous people · Melrose Park
19 famous people from Melrose Park, many of them performers
Michael Finley, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 11 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 7.7 for every 10,000 residents. 7 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Michael Finley
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Clara Cannucciari
Youngest
2003
Javier Casas
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Melrose Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Melrose Park is known for
Melrose Park has 2.8× the usual share of performers.
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 Melrose Park’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 4.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Melrose Park
The three are covered in 26, 18 and 17 languages: Michael Finley, Corey Maggette and Carol Lawrence.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Carol Lawrence
born 1932Actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1932)
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Melrose Park
16 more, best known first.
Norma Hernandez
born 1990US politician serving as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 77th district
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Tony Cervone
born 1966American television director, writer, animator and producer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Melrose Park 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 (11)
- Michael Finley: Michael_Finley_pregame_intro.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Maggette: eric molina from San Francisco, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Lawrence: General Electric Corporation, sponsor of the program., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Nardella: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brody Roybal: Connormah, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Britt Davis: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Hernandez: Paul Goyette, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Cervone: Aalji, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Burley Griffin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Hatch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Covington: Pkantz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons