Kankakee, Illinois
Kankakee, Illinois ranks 3,174th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ocala, Florida, Lamia (city), and Roanoke, Virginia. Memorable people born in Kankakee, Illinois include Fred MacMurray, Merna Kennedy, and Randy Spears. Memorable people who died in Kankakee, Illinois include George Ryan. Kankakee, Illinois has been the birth place of many actors, and pornographic actors and the death place of many politicians. Kankakee, Illinois is located in United States.
Kankakee is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Located on the Kankakee River, as of 2020, the city's population was 24,052. Kankakee is a principal city of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. It serves as an anchor city in the rural plains outside Chicago. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1908 and 1978, Kankakee, Illinois was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Fred MacMurray, Merna Kennedy, and Randy Spears. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Kankakee, Illinois including George Ryan.
People Born in Kankakee, Illinois
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Fred MacMurray
ACTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 2
Merna Kennedy
ACTOR
1908 - 1944
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 1
Randy Spears
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 4
Jack Sikma
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 3
Adam Kinzinger
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Kankakee, Illinois
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Newly Added People Deceased in Kankakee, Illinois
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Most individuals born in present day Kankakee, Illinois were actors (2), pornographic actors (1), basketball players (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, pornographic actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kankakee, Illinois, including Randy Spears. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kankakee, Illinois, including Fred MacMurray, and Merna Kennedy.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Kankakee, Illinois since 1700.
