#1Writing & Arts
Betty Friedan
1921–2006American feminist writer and activist
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Famous people · Peoria
Of the 41 famous people born in Peoria, an unusual share are performers
The best known is the American feminist writer and activist Betty Friedan, with articles in 70 languages. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 3.7 for every 10,000 residents. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 21 of them. Only 28 of the 752 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more.
Born here
41
notable people
Best known
Betty Friedan
in 70 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
Mary Elizabeth Turner Salter
Youngest
1991
Lawrence Alexander
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Peoria’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Peoria is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.6 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 Peoria
Three names lead: Betty Friedan (70 languages), David Ogden Stiers (64) and Richard Pryor (54).
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When Peoria’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 7.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicFaithPolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Peoria
Still to come: 38 more, from 1856 to 1991.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Peoria home
One more notable person made the town home: Gene Wolfe.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peoria 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 (15)
- Betty Friedan: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer. Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ogden Stiers: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Pryor: GAC=General Artists Corporation (management)/Photographer:Berk Costello, New York City/Mister Kelly's, who sent the photo and release to the press., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Simmons: Glen Engel-Cox, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lane Craig: ReasonableFaith.org, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Fogelberg: Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Jamison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun Livingston: Viewport at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Johnston: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray LaHood: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Weber: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn McGuire: Cine Mundial Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Garmes: Willem van de Poll, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Thompson: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Wolfe: en:Cory Doctorow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons