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Famous people · Winfield
Athletes stand out among the 19 famous people born in Winfield
Most widely known is Scott Michael Foster, the American actor, with articles in 25 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 17 in all. From Rob DeVita to Shealeigh, the births on the list run from 1965 to 1998. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 18.8 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Scott Michael Foster
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1965
Rob DeVita
Youngest
1998
Shealeigh
Most common field
Sports
14 people
What stands out about Winfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Winfield’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 8 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Winfield is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Winfield
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Winfield
Here are 16 more, born from 1965 to 1998.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Wheaton has the longest list next door: 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winfield 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 (10)
- Bradie Tennell: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Bowden: Thebudman623 on en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbie Keller: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Streelman: Ryan Schreiber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Benoit: Ajbenoit95, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Marshall: James Calder/Crystal Palace FC USA, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Putkonen: GabboT on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Benjamin: OSEN SPORTS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Hodges: 9Gallatin9, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grote Reber: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons