Champaign, Illinois
Champaign, Illinois ranks 1,691st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nuneaton, Quedlinburg, and Cölln. The most famous people from Champaign, Illinois are James Tobin, Ludacris, and David Ayer. The most famous people who died in Champaign, Illinois are Florian Znaniecki, and Harold Osborn. Champaign, Illinois has been the birth place of many actors, and economists and the death place of many philosophers, and athletes. Champaign, Illinois is located in United States.
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in the state outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is a principal city of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, which had 236,000 residents in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1882 and 1988, Champaign, Illinois was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including James Tobin, Ludacris, and David Ayer. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Champaign, Illinois including Florian Znaniecki, and Harold Osborn.
People Born in Champaign, Illinois
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James Tobin
ECONOMIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 1
Ludacris
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 2
David Ayer
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 3
Bob Richards
ATHLETE
1926 - 2023
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 4
Amy Chua
LAWYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 5
Ethel Clayton
ACTOR
1882 - 1966
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 6
Megyn Kelly
JOURNALIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 7
George Will
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 8
Mark Kirk
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 9
Eric Bina
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 10
Melanie Paxson
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 11
Katherine Reutter
SKATER
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.70
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Champaign, Illinois
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COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 10
Melanie Paxson
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 11
Katherine Reutter
SKATER
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.70
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Champaign, Illinois
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Florian Znaniecki
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1958
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 1
Harold Osborn
ATHLETE
1899 - 1975
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Champaign, Illinois were actors (2), economists (1), musicians (1), film directors (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were philosophers (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Champaign, Illinois, including Ludacris. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Champaign, Illinois, including Ethel Clayton, and Melanie Paxson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Champaign, Illinois since 1700.
