#1Famous people · West Chicago
The 6 famous people born in West Chicago, led by John Konchar
The best known is the American basketball player John Konchar, with articles in 11 languages. Behind the leader come Harris W. Fawell and John Warne Gates. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.4, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 765 towns in Illinois with famous people list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
John Konchar
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1855
John Warne Gates
Youngest
1996
John Konchar
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in West Chicago
Languages with an article: 11 for John Konchar, 6 for Harris W. Fawell, 6 for John Warne Gates.
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#3Through the years
When West Chicago’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1890s, at 2.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What West Chicago is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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 West Chicago
3 more names, born between 1890 and 1939.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called West Chicago home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in West Chicago, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to St. Charles, with 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Chicago 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)
- John Konchar: The Volante, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris W. Fawell: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 105th Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Warne Gates: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey William Reed: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Leonard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Issel: Acdixon (talk • contribs • count), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Courtney Reum: Brian Rosman - Dog and a Duck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen F. Moore: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons