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Famous people · Western Springs
Jonathan Franzen tops a list of 7 famous people born in Western Springs
Jonathan Franzen, the American writer, is the most widely known, written about in 49 languages. The American actress and writer Melinda Culea ranks second, ahead of Taylor Davis. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 4 in all. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 5.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Jonathan Franzen
in 49 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Paul G. Hoffman
Youngest
1995
Jake Elliott
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Western Springs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Western Springs’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 2 births.
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicSportsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Western Springs
Jonathan Franzen leads with articles in 49 languages, ahead of Melinda Culea (19) and Taylor Davis (9).
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What Western Springs is known for
Western Springs has 4.2× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Hinsdale, with 52.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Western Springs 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)
- Melinda Culea: NBC Press department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Davis: Taylor Davis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Elliott: Quintin3265, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul G. Hoffman: (...) Winterbergen / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hattendorf: U.S. Navy photo by mass communication specialist 1st class Nathan Laird / Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Wodening: NormandieRainwater, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danielle Campbell: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons