#1Famous people · Streator
Streator counts 30 famous people, first among them Clyde Tombaugh
Most widely known is Clyde Tombaugh, the American astronomer, with articles in 70 languages. Behind the leader come Jerry Weller and Clarence E. Mulford. 14 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Births span 1869 to 1990, from Edward Hebern to Mikel Leshoure.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Clyde Tombaugh
in 70 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Edward Hebern
Youngest
1990
Mikel Leshoure
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Streator’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Streator
Counted by languages, Clyde Tombaugh is ahead of Jerry Weller and Clarence E. Mulford: 70, 12 and 9.
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Through the years
When Streator’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1900s, at 5.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Streator is known for
Set against the usual town, scientists and doctors come out 1.7 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 Streator
Of the other 27, 13 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Streator home
Born elsewhere, Reuben G. Soderstrom lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Streator 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 (7)
- Clyde Tombaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Weller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Baskin: Kjjj6uhhhhh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Riss: Film screenshot (Warner Bros.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillipe Cunningham: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mikel Leshoure: Kevind810, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben G. Soderstrom: Reuben Soderstrom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons