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Famous people · Morton Grove
Marlee Matlin tops a list of 5 famous people born in Morton Grove
The best known is the American actress Marlee Matlin, with articles in 70 languages. Second place goes to the ice hockey player Derek Edwardson, third to Timothy Scott. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 2 for every 10,000 residents. Timothy Scott, born in 1955, is the earliest name and Mike Bartlett, born in 1985, the latest.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Marlee Matlin
in 70 Wikipedia languages
First
1955
Timothy Scott
Youngest
1985
Mike Bartlett
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
What stands out about Morton Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Morton Grove
Ranked by languages covered: Marlee Matlin with 70, then Derek Edwardson with 6 and Timothy Scott with 4.
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Through the years
When Morton Grove’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Film, TV & StageSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Morton Grove is known for
Performers stand out most, at 6.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Morton Grove
2 more, best known first.
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3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morton 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 (3)
- Derek Edwardson: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Witwer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Les: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons