Highland Park, Illinois
Highland Park, Illinois ranks 1,052nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chongqing, Canton, Ohio, and São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro. Memorable people born in Highland Park, Illinois include Grace Slick, Edward Weston, and William Goldman. Memorable people who died in Highland Park, Illinois include Edward Lindberg, and Karl Menger. Highland Park, Illinois has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many athletes, and mathematicians. Highland Park, Illinois is located in United States.
Highland Park is a suburban city located in southeastern Lake County, Illinois, United States, about 25 miles (40 km) north of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,176. Highland Park is one of several municipalities located on the North Shore of the Chicago metropolitan area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the median household income in Highland Park exceeded an estimated $159,567 in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1873 and 1986, Highland Park, Illinois was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Grace Slick, Edward Weston, and William Goldman. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Highland Park, Illinois including Edward Lindberg, and Karl Menger.
People Born in Highland Park, Illinois
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Grace Slick
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 7
Edward Weston
PHOTOGRAPHER
1886 - 1958
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 2
William Goldman
WRITER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 3
Jeff Perry
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 9
D. W. Moffett
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 6
Aaron Swartz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1986 - 2013
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 1
Stephen Glass
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 13
Robert Wrenn
TENNIS PLAYER
1873 - 1925
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 5
Robert Reed
ACTOR
1932 - 1992
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 4
Alex Borstein
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 11
Lauren Tom
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 8
Brett Gelman
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Highland Park, Illinois
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Newly Added People Deceased in Highland Park, Illinois
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Most individuals born in present day Highland Park, Illinois were actors (6), writers (2), musicians (1), photographers (1), and social activists (1), while most who died were athletes (1), and mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Highland Park, Illinois, including Jeff Perry, D. W. Moffett, and Robert Reed. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Highland Park, Illinois, including Jeff Perry, D. W. Moffett, and Robert Reed.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Highland Park, Illinois since 1700.
