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Famous people · Villa Park
Athletes stand out among the 7 famous people born in Villa Park
Articles in 3 languages make the American martial artist Clay French the best known. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 3.1, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Clay French
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
Floyd Swink
Youngest
1989
Colin Madison
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Villa Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Villa Park is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.6 times.
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 Villa Park’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Villa Park
By how many languages cover them, Clay French comes first (3), then Matt Roth (3) and Bobby Wawak (2).
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Everyone else born in Villa Park
The rest number 4, with 2 athletes among them.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Elmhurst has the most on record, with 51.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Villa 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 (3)
- Bobby Wawak: Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Ramsdell: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio: Sarah Ackerman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons