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Famous people · St. Charles
Performers stand out among the 28 famous people born in St. Charles
At the top of the list is the American actor Ethan Cutkosky, covered in 23 languages. The equestrian Chris Kappler ranks second, ahead of Dallas Jenkins. 14 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 8.5, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Ethan Cutkosky
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
Andrew E. Goldsbery
Youngest
2000
Chrissy Chlapecka
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about St. Charles’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When St. Charles’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 7.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotableBusinessScience & MedicineMusicPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What St. Charles is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 1.9 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 St. Charles
Counted by languages, Ethan Cutkosky is ahead of Chris Kappler and Dallas Jenkins: 23, 17 and 9.
#2
#3Film, TV & Stage
Dallas Jenkins
born 1975American film and television director (b. 1975)
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Everyone
Everyone else born in St. Charles
25 more, best known first.
Steven G. Johnson
born 1973American mathematician known for co-creating the FFTW software library for fast Fourier transforms
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Geneva lists the most people: 21.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Charles 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 (16)
- Chris Kappler: Jon Kassel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Jenkins: The Chosen press photos (press.thechosen.tv), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen F. Moore: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Morrison-Comstock: AP Wire Photo Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marci Jobson: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rion Codrington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael J. Nelson: Carter McKendry, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward J. Baker: VerVynck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Shiltz: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Gration: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gus Tebell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffery Austin: jus10h, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Evanswood: Jyothis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew E. Goldsbery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Woodward: Bob Woodward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Konchar: The Volante, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Courtney Reum: Brian Rosman - Dog and a Duck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons