#1Famous people · Vernon Hills
3 famous people call Vernon Hills their birthplace
Most widely known is David Simon, the American basketball player, with articles in 9 languages. Second place goes to the American gridiron football player DaVaris Daniels, third to Evan Spencer. Of the towns next door, Libertyville lists the most: 15, with Jo Jorgensen first. From David Simon in 1982 to Evan Spencer in 1993, the births cover 11 years.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
David Simon
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1982
David Simon
Youngest
1993
Evan Spencer
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Vernon Hills
All three are athletes.
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A chosen home
Also called Vernon Hills home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, David Dobrik the best known.
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Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vernon Hills 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 (6)
- David Simon: dann_garcia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DaVaris Daniels: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Dobrik: America's Most Musical Family, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Szmyt: Erik Drost, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Knopf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar L. Larkin: Credit Line: Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, CC0, Wikimedia Commons