Famous people · Prospect Heights
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Prospect Heights
Charlie Kirk, born in Arlington Heights, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Arlington Heights lists the most: 41, with Charlie Kirk first. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Prospect Heights. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Charlie Kirk
Best known
Charlie Kirk
in 85 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Prospect Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Prospect Heights
Nobody born in Prospect Heights is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Ian Brennan
born 1978American screenwriter, producer, director and actor
Aaron Swartz
1986–2013American computer programmer and internet-political activist
Karen Black
1939–2013American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter
Bill Cassidy
born 1957American physician and politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prospect Heights and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (13)
- Charlie Kirk: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Black: Vanessa Lua at https://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessalua/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Slick: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Borstein: File:Alex Borstein by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg: Gage Skidmore derivative work: Begoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Adsit: Florida Supercon from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Spector: Birmingham City F.C., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Weston: Rae Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Cassidy: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian McBride: JamesGrantGroup, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ratcliffe: Office of the Director of Intelligence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Witwer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Brennan: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Jones: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons