Pekin, Illinois
Pekin, Illinois ranks 6,274th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Khwarazm, Herisau, and Augusta, Maine. Memorable people born in Pekin, Illinois include Susan Dey, Ormond Stone, and Everett Dirksen. Pekin, Illinois has been the birth place of many actors, and mathematicians. Pekin, Illinois is located in United States.
Pekin is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. It is along the Illinois River in Central Illinois. The population was 31,731 at the 2020 census. Pekin is the largest city in Tazewell County and the second-most populous city in the Peoria metropolitan area. A small portion of the city limits extend into Peoria County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1847 and 1952, Pekin, Illinois was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Susan Dey, Ormond Stone, and Everett Dirksen.
People Born in Pekin, Illinois
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Susan Dey
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 1
Ormond Stone
MATHEMATICIAN
1847 - 1933
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 3
Everett Dirksen
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1969
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pekin, Illinois were actors (1), mathematicians (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Pekin, Illinois since 1700.
