John Boehner
born 194953rd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015
Famous people · Arlington Heights
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Arlington Heights
Closest of all is John Boehner, from Reading, 1 mi away. Carmen Electra is the most widely known, written about in 62 languages. Of the towns next door, Cincinnati lists the most: 31, with Steven Spielberg first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Arlington Heights.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Carmen Electra
Best known
Carmen Electra
in 62 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Arlington Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Arlington Heights
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bobby Martin
1930–2013American music producer, arranger and songwriter, closely associated with Philadelphia International Records and Philly soul
Livingston Waddell Houston
1891–1977American academic administrator
Mary Ainsworth
1913–1999American-Canadian psychologist & scholar
Carmen Electra
born 1972American actress, model, and singer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arlington Heights 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 (9)
- Carmen Electra: Carmen_Electra.jpg: dodge challenger1 derivative work: Tabercil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Boehner: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Chakiris: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vera-Ellen: Template:Beuthiful, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Yasbeck: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janice Rule: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Tyler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence DeMar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Spielberg: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons