#1Famous people · Tinley Park
Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Tinley Park
At the top of the list is the American racecar driver Tony Bettenhausen, covered in 18 languages. The next two names are Emil Andres and Miles Boykin. 3 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The first birth on record is Emil Andres’, in 1911, and the last Miles Boykin’s, in 1996.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Tony Bettenhausen
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Emil Andres
Youngest
1996
Miles Boykin
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Tinley Park’s famous people
Through the years
When Tinley Park’s famous people were born
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Tinley Park
The three are covered in 18, 11 and 7 languages: Tony Bettenhausen, Emil Andres and Miles Boykin.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Tinley Park
3 more, 3 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Tinley Park home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Tinley Park, though born elsewhere.
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Around it, Orland Park has the most people on record, 13 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tinley Park 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)
- Tony Bettenhausen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Boykin: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Kotwica: Staff Sgt. Terrance D. Rhodes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Hastings: Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Broadhurst: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Ackermann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Duran: Suzi Pratt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons