#1Famous people · Winnetka
Of the 23 famous people born in Winnetka, an unusual share are performers
Rock Hudson, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 69 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 10 were born, the most of any period. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names. For every 10,000 residents the town has 18.4, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Rock Hudson
in 69 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
George A. Paddock
Youngest
1999
Peter Chatain
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
8 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Winnetka’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Winnetka is known for
Performers stand out most, at 3.7 times the usual share.
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 Winnetka
The three best known are all performers.
#1
#2AB#3
Through the years
When Winnetka’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Winnetka
Still to come: 20 more, from 1885 to 1999.
Chet Coppock
1949–2019American radio broadcaster, television broadcaster and sports talk personality
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Georgia Lloyd
1913–1999Author, peace activist, world government advocate and philanthropist
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Winnetka home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jennifer N. Pritzker the best known.
Daniel C. Searle
1926–2007American businessman, art collector, museum trustee and conservative activist
BusinessWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Glencoe’s, at 11 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winnetka 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 (9)
- Rock Hudson: Universal Pictures/ Photographer not credited [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris O'Donnell: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Ross: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Baldwin: Pèter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Moore: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deborah Eisenberg: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer N. Pritzker: Sgt. 1st Class Chuck Burden, U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald MacLeish: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Decker Breckenridge: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons