#1Famous people · Romeoville
4 famous people were born in Romeoville
Robert Anthony, the American professional wrestler, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Close behind are Oliver Gibson and Ian Lorello. Over 18 years of births, the list goes from Oliver Gibson (1972) to Ian Lorello (1990). Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Robert Anthony
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1972
Oliver Gibson
Youngest
1990
Ian Lorello
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Romeoville
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Romeoville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 2 births.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Romeoville is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.1 times as common.
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 Romeoville
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Lemont leads the towns around it, with 8 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Romeoville 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)
- Robert Anthony: Sayuncle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Lorello: Luu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Solak: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Coomer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons