#1Famous people · River Forest
Sidney Hatch tops a list of 9 famous people born in River Forest
The best known is the American long-distance runner Sidney Hatch, with articles in 15 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. 3 of them were born since 1970. Only 124 of the 746 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Sidney Hatch
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Sidney Hatch
Youngest
1989
Brad Bolen
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about River Forest’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When River Forest’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in River Forest
Counted by languages, Sidney Hatch is ahead of Dani Tyler and Kevin Murphy: 15, 9 and 6.
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What River Forest is known for
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Everyone else born in River Forest
The other 6 span the years 1899 to 1989.
Gordon Sutherland Anderson
1934–2024Periodontist, businessman, owner of Pleasant Creek Ranch, and state legislator in Oregon
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Also called River Forest home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in River Forest, though born elsewhere.
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Around it, Maywood has the most people on record, 35 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is River Forest 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)
- Sidney Hatch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Murphy: Kyle Cassidy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Miskovic: Leech44, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert J. Dunne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Nutting: Steven L. Bloom, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Burley Griffin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Finley: Michael_Finley_pregame_intro.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Idelson: Macfadden Publications, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons