#1Politics & Law
Dana Perino
born 1972American conservative political commentator and the 24th White House Press Secretary
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Famous people · Evanston
6 famous people come from Evanston, Dana Perino the best known
Dana Perino is the best known, with articles in 24 languages. The largest group, 5, was born since 1970. Born in 1972, Dana Perino is the first name on record, and Jared Olsen, born in 1987, the most recent. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 5.1, close to the 5.1 of the typical Wyoming town.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Dana Perino
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1972
Dana Perino
Youngest
1987
Jared Olsen
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Evanston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Evanston’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Evanston
The three are covered in 24, 7 and 4 languages: Dana Perino, Kirby Heyborne and Brady Poppinga.
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What Evanston is known for
Evanston has 2.4× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Evanston
Still to come: 3 more, from 1982 to 1987.
Jared Olsen
born 1987American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Evanston 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 (3)
- Dana Perino: AndyHemmerCincinnati, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brady Poppinga: Ryan_Grant_handoff.jpg: Paul Kehrer derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Poppinga: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons