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Famous people · New Lenox
New Lenox is the birthplace of 3 famous people
At the top of the list is the Australian water polo player Danijela Jackovich, covered in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Casey Paus and B. J. Bello. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 1.1 for every 10,000 residents. Danijela Jackovich was born in 1994.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Danijela Jackovich
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1994
Danijela Jackovich
Youngest
1994
B. J. Bello
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in New Lenox
The three best known are all athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Lenox 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)
- B. J. Bello: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes McCambridge: AP Wirephoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Duran: Suzi Pratt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons