GJ#1
Famous people · Northfield
2 famous people call Northfield their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American rower Grace Joyce, covered in 3 languages. The other is Kathy Kemper, the American tennis player. Over the border in Wilmette, 24 names are on record, led by Pete Wentz. The list runs from Kathy Kemper, born in 1953, to Grace Joyce, born in 1998.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Grace Joyce
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1953
Kathy Kemper
Youngest
1998
Grace Joyce
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Northfield
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northfield 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 (5)
- Kathy Kemper: Institute for Education, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rock Hudson: Universal Pictures/ Photographer not credited [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Adsit: Florida Supercon from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald MacLeish: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Witwer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons