#1Famous people · Oswego
6 famous people from Oswego, many of them athletes
Julianne Sitch, the American soccer player, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Since 1970, 3 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Arthur M. Beaupre, born in 1853, to Alex Magee, born in 1987. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.6, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Julianne Sitch
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
Arthur M. Beaupre
Youngest
1987
Alex Magee
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Oswego’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Oswego’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Oswego is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.9 times as common.
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 Oswego
Julianne Sitch, Arthur M. Beaupre and Emma Murdock Van Deventer are written about in 8, 4 and 4 languages.
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#3Writing & Arts
Emma Murdock Van Deventer
1853–1914American mystery writer
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone else born in Oswego
3 more, from 1969 to 1987.
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Close by, the fullest list is Aurora’s, at 49 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oswego 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)
- Julianne Sitch: Heather L, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur M. Beaupre: The American Review of Reviews, Volume 44, Number 3, (September, 1911), page 275, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Murdock Van Deventer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clive Cussler: Oleo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carole Mathews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons