Ottawa, Illinois
Ottawa, Illinois ranks 3,247th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Galesburg, Illinois, Castries, and Schmalkalden. Memorable people born in Ottawa, Illinois include Terrence Malick, Johnston McCulley, and Frederick Moloney. Ottawa, Illinois has been the birth place of many film directors, and writers. Ottawa, Illinois is located in United States.
Ottawa is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. It is located at the confluence of the navigable Fox River and Illinois River, the latter being a conduit for river barges and connects Lake Michigan at Chicago to the Mississippi River. The population estimate was 18,668, as of 2022. It is the principal city of the Ottawa micropolitan statistical area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1882 and 1982, Ottawa, Illinois was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Terrence Malick, Johnston McCulley, and Frederick Moloney.
People Born in Ottawa, Illinois
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Terrence Malick
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 3
Johnston McCulley
WRITER
1883 - 1958
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 1
Frederick Moloney
ATHLETE
1882 - 1941
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4
Bob McGrath
ACTOR
1932 - 2022
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 5
Maria Kanellis
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ottawa, Illinois were film directors (1), writers (1), athletes (1), actors (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ottawa, Illinois, including Terrence Malick. Whereas, throughout history, film directors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ottawa, Illinois, including Terrence Malick.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Ottawa, Illinois since 1700.
