EH#1
Film, TV & Stage
Erin Heatherton
born 1989American model, actress, and entrepreneur
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Famous people · Skokie
19 famous people were born in Skokie, more of them performers than in most towns
Erin Heatherton leads the list, covered in 30 languages. Close behind are Jessy Schram and Jonathan Kite. The oldest name on the list belongs to Randy Suess, born in 1945, the newest to Louie Belpedio, born in 1996. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.9, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Erin Heatherton
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1945
Randy Suess
Youngest
1996
Louie Belpedio
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Skokie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Skokie’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 8 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotableWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Skokie is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 2.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Skokie
Erin Heatherton, Jessy Schram and Jonathan Kite are written about in 30, 26 and 19 languages.
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Everyone else born in Skokie
Of the other 16, 9 are athletes.
Nancy Zimmerman
born 1963American hedge fund manager; co-founder of Bracebridge Capital
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The most names next door are in Evanston: 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Skokie 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 (10)
- Jessy Schram: Adwards, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Kite: Drinkin' Bros Studios, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rashard Mendenhall: Tom Cool, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kayla McKenna: Dianaatflourish, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Feinerman: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cusack: Gerald Geronimo, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Disney: Boy Scouts of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Witwer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Irsay: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Les: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons