#1Famous people · Peru
9 famous people were born in Peru, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Zez Confrey, the American composer and pianist, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. From Florence Holbrook to Nora Kirkpatrick, the births on the list run from 1860 to 1984. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names. Only 124 of the 746 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Zez Confrey
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Florence Holbrook
Youngest
1984
Nora Kirkpatrick
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Peru
First, Zez Confrey (14 languages), then J. A. Happ (10) and Florence Holbrook (7).
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#3Writing & Arts
Florence Holbrook
1860–1932American educator and author
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Peru’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1860s, with 4 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Peru is known for
4 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Peru
The other 6 span the years 1863 to 1984.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Peru home
Born elsewhere, Patrick Welch lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is LaSalle, at 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peru 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)
- Zez Confrey: Unnamed photographer for Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. A. Happ: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Holbrook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Kirkpatrick: DouglasDoug, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Meyer: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Metzger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Virginius Bennes: American Publishing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dante Magnani: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons