#1Famous people · Spring Valley
Of the 8 famous people born in Spring Valley, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American boxer Billy Papke, covered in 11 languages. For every 10,000 residents the town has 14.6, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there. 2 of them were born since 1970. Billy Papke (1886) and Chad Durbin (1977) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Billy Papke
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Billy Papke
Youngest
1977
Chad Durbin
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Spring Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Spring Valley is known for
Spring Valley has 1.8× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Spring Valley’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Spring Valley
Ranked by languages covered: Billy Papke with 11, then Chad Durbin with 7 and Robert J. Horner with 5.
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#2RH#3
Film, TV & Stage
Robert J. Horner
1894–1935American film producer, director and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spring Valley 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)
- Billy Papke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Durbin: Kevin Burkett on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Allard: Seattle Mariners, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Goff: Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kathleen Gorby, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons