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Famous people · Riverside
Most of the 8 famous people born in Riverside came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Dana Rettke, the American volleyball player, with articles in 16 languages. From Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith in 1904 to Dana Rettke in 1999, the births cover 95 years. For every 10,000 residents the town has 8.9, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Dana Rettke
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith
Youngest
1999
Dana Rettke
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Riverside
Dana Rettke has articles in 16 languages, Judy Baar Topinka in 9 and Robert McClory in 5.
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#3Through the years
When Riverside’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawNotableSportsScience & MedicineMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Riverside is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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 Riverside
5 more names, born between 1904 and 1957.
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Famous people from the towns next door
2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverside 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 (4)
- Judy Baar Topinka: Photographer: Shawn T. Moore Series: Digital Photographs Relating to Agency Officials, Events, and Activities File Unit: Office of the 21st Century Workforce - 2004 Opportunity Conference, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert McClory: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Fenn: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons