Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois ranks 903rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Blois, Bayreuth, and Poltava. Memorable people born in Peoria, Illinois include Dan Simmons, Betty Friedan, and Richard Pryor. Memorable people who died in Peoria, Illinois include Gene Wolfe, Herbert Jamison, and Ernst Ising. Peoria, Illinois has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many writers, and athletes. Peoria, Illinois is located in United States.
Peoria is a city in Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. Located on the Illinois River, the city had a population of 113,150 as of the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in Illinois. It is the principal city of the Peoria metropolitan area in Central Illinois, consisting of Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford counties and home to 402,391 people in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1875 and 1985, Peoria, Illinois was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Dan Simmons, Betty Friedan, and Richard Pryor. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Peoria, Illinois including Gene Wolfe, Herbert Jamison, and Ernst Ising.
People Born in Peoria, Illinois
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Dan Simmons
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 10
Betty Friedan
WRITER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 1
Richard Pryor
COMEDIAN
1940 - 2005
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 2
David Ogden Stiers
ACTOR
1942 - 2018
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 16
Herbert Jamison
ATHLETE
1875 - 1938
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 3
Donald Piper
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1963
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4
William Lane Craig
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 7
Bruce Johnston
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 12
Lee Garmes
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1978
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 5
Dan Fogelberg
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2007
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 15
Kathryn McGuire
ACTOR
1903 - 1978
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 6
Tom Irwin
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Peoria, Illinois
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Gene Wolfe
WRITER
1931 - 2019
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Rank: 1
Herbert Jamison
ATHLETE
1875 - 1938
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 2
Ernst Ising
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1998
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Rank: 3
Philip José Farmer
WRITER
1918 - 2009
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Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Peoria, Illinois
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WRITER
1931 - 2019
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Rank: 1
Ernst Ising
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1998
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Rank: 3
Philip José Farmer
WRITER
1918 - 2009
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Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Peoria, Illinois were actors (4), writers (2), basketball players (2), musicians (2), and comedians (1), while most who died were writers (2), athletes (1), and physicists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Peoria, Illinois, including David Ogden Stiers, Tom Irwin, and Amy Weber. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Peoria, Illinois, including David Ogden Stiers, Kathryn McGuire, and Tom Irwin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Peoria, Illinois since 1700.
