#12 famous people were born in Rolling Meadows
Jay Bennett, the American songwriter, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The other is Scott Tolzien, the American football player. Of the bordering towns, Arlington Heights has the longest list: 41, with Charlie Kirk at the top. Births span 1963 to 1987, from Jay Bennett to Scott Tolzien.


Born in Rolling Meadows
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#2What Rolling Meadows is known for
Music leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Who’s the most famous person from Rolling Meadows?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Rolling Meadows’ most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rolling Meadows 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)
- Jay Bennett: Rachel Leibowitz rlbw, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Tolzien: Kyle Engmann (original), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Kirk: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Downey: Toiram, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

