#1Writing & Arts
Ray Bradbury
1920–2012American author and screenwriter
119 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Waukegan
49 famous people were born in Waukegan, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American author and screenwriter Ray Bradbury, covered in 119 languages. The American science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson ranks second, ahead of Shawn Marion. Between 1920 and 1969, 29 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 5.5 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
49
notable people
Best known
Ray Bradbury
in 119 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
R. Edward Earll
Youngest
1997
Jesús Pérez
Most common field
Sports
20 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Waukegan’s famous people
Known worldwideRay Bradbury has an article in 119 languages, more than anyone else from here.A town of writers and artistsWriters and artists make up 11 of the 49, 2.2 times the usual share.Still making namesSince 1950, 29 of them have been born here, the latest in 1997.A chosen home3 more notable people chose to live here, Jack Benny among them.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Waukegan
Ray Bradbury has articles in 119 languages, Kim Stanley Robinson in 45 and Shawn Marion in 39.
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#2Writing & Arts
Kim Stanley Robinson
born 1952American science fiction writer
45 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Waukegan is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.2 times as common.
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 Waukegan’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 9 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Waukegan
Of the other 46, 19 are athletes.
Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
1942–2011American Republican politician and member of the Illinois House of Representatives
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A chosen home
Also called Waukegan home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jack Benny the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waukegan 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 (8)
- Ray Bradbury: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Stanley Robinson: Alain Herzog, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Marion: Danny Bollinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Van Holt: Mingle Media TV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve DiGiorgio: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Benny: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Darnell: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Turner: Chris J. Nelson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons