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Famous people · Mount Vernon
14 famous people from Mount Vernon, many of them leaders
At the top of the list is the American actress Crista Flanagan, covered in 15 languages. Walt Kirk, the American basketball player-coach, comes second, with Albert Watson II third. Between 1920 and 1969, 7 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 9.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Crista Flanagan
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
William B. Anderson
Youngest
1976
Crista Flanagan
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Mount Vernon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Mount Vernon is known for
Compared with the usual town, soldiers and sailors are the most over-represented field, at 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 Mount Vernon
Three names lead: Crista Flanagan (15 languages), Walt Kirk (7) and Albert Watson II (6).
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#3Through the years
When Mount Vernon’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage
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Everyone else born in Mount Vernon
11 more, from 1830 to 1966.
David K. Overstreet
born 1966Associate Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Vernon 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 (8)
- Walt Kirk: D. Kirk - Son of Walton Kirk Jr., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Watson II: USCAR(United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie R. Clemins: The original uploader was Nobunaga24 at English Wikipedia. (Original text: U.S. Navy official command portrait, ineligible for copyright), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Bernard: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Packwood: Gaston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reed Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons