#1Politics & Law
John Ratcliffe
born 1965American lawyer and politician
31 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Mount Prospect
Most of the 10 famous people born in Mount Prospect came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American lawyer and politician John Ratcliffe, covered in 31 languages. The next two names are Ian Brennan and Lee DeWyze. The list runs from George Bork, born in 1942, to Brennan Kapcheck, born in 1996. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 1.8 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
John Ratcliffe
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1942
George Bork
Youngest
1996
Brennan Kapcheck
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Mount Prospect’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Mount Prospect’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 4.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Mount Prospect
Counted by languages, John Ratcliffe is ahead of Ian Brennan and Lee DeWyze: 31, 26 and 21.
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Ian Brennan
born 1978American screenwriter, producer, director and actor
26 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Mount Prospect is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 3.2 times as common.
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 Mount Prospect
7 more names, born between 1942 and 1996.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Arlington Heights’, at 41 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Prospect 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 (6)
- John Ratcliffe: Office of the Director of Intelligence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Brennan: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee DeWyze: Walmart from Bentonville, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Murphy: Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L Taylor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Gregory: Will Folsom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Kirk: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons