
Born near Worth: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Gary Sinise, with articles in 73 languages. Closest of all is Jennifer Lien, from Palos Heights, 2 mi away. Across the town line, Palos Heights lists 5, Jennifer Lien first. No famous person on record lists Worth as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Worth’s famous people
Famous people born near Worth
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Anthony Rocco Martin
born 1989American mixed martial artist





Jenny McCarthy
born 1972American actress, model, activist, television personality and author


David A. Patterson
born 1947American computer scientist

Marcheline Bertrand
1950–2007American actress and producer





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Famous people from the towns next door
Palos Heights leads the towns around it, with 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Worth and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (16)
- Gary Sinise: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Lynch: Peterb1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Hayes: Sean Hayes - 브로드웨이 진출한 LG 드럼세탁기.jpg: LG전자, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nichelle Nichols: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Guzan: Antonio.tinajero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Lien: David Dumbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David A. Patterson: Peg Skorpinski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony E. Zuiker: gkrew at flickr (https://www.flickr.com/people/gkrew/), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Augustine: Hodyachih, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Strus: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Franklin: Sam Howzit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendall Coyne: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Dvorak: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Granderson: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. Tynan: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. McFarland: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

