JD#1
Film, TV & Stage
John Francis Daley
born 1985American actor and director
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Famous people · Wheeling
Wheeling counts 4 famous people, first among them John Francis Daley
At the top of the list is the American actor and director John Francis Daley, covered in 37 languages. Second and third on the list are Haley Reinhart and Max Emiliano Nowry. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 1 for every 10,000 residents. The biggest group are athletes: 2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
John Francis Daley
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1963
Mike Rucinski
Youngest
1990
Max Emiliano Nowry
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Wheeling
By how many languages cover them, John Francis Daley comes first (37), then Haley Reinhart (24) and Max Emiliano Nowry (5).
#2
#3Through the years
When Wheeling’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wheeling is known for
Share of Wheeling’s famous people in each field.
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 Wheeling
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Arlington Heights lists the most people: 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wheeling 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 (5)
- Haley Reinhart: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Emiliano Nowry: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Rucinski: Chicago Blackhawks / NHL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Kirk: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Adsit: Florida Supercon from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons