Urbana, Illinois
Urbana, Illinois ranks 1,318th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Walnut Creek, California, Rockford, Illinois, and Pinar del Río. Memorable people born in Urbana, Illinois include Robert W. Holley, Roger Ebert, and Lars Peter Hansen. Memorable people who died in Urbana, Illinois include Nick Holonyak, Paul Lauterbur, and Julian Steward. Urbana, Illinois has been the birth place of many musicians, and chemists and the death place of many physicists, and chemists. Urbana, Illinois is located in United States.
Urbana is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. As of the 2020 census, Urbana had a population of 38,336. It is a principal city of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, which had 236,000 residents in 2020. Urbana is notable for sharing the main campus of the University of Illinois with its twin city of Champaign. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1922 and 1988, Urbana, Illinois was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Robert W. Holley, Roger Ebert, and Lars Peter Hansen. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Urbana, Illinois including Nick Holonyak, Paul Lauterbur, and Julian Steward.
People Born in Urbana, Illinois
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Robert W. Holley
CHEMIST
1922 - 1993
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 10
Roger Ebert
CRITIC
1942 - 2013
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 12
Lars Peter Hansen
ECONOMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 8
Bill Mulliken
SWIMMER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 11
José Graziano da Silva
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 7
Jennie Garth
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 5
Dan Graham
ARTIST
1942 - 2022
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 2
Tom Harrell
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 6
Gil Shaham
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 4
Tony Hsieh
BUSINESSPERSON
1973 - 2020
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 1
Nina Paley
COMIC ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 3
Antoni Kindler
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 12.88
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Urbana, Illinois
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Nick Holonyak
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2022
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Rank: 1
Paul Lauterbur
CHEMIST
1929 - 2007
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Rank: 2
Julian Steward
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1902 - 1972
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Rank: 3
J. B. Lenoir
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1967
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Rank: 4
Michael S. Hart
INVENTOR
1947 - 2011
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Rank: 5
Carl Woese
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2012
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Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Urbana, Illinois
Go to all RankingsNick Holonyak
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2022
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Rank: 1
Paul Lauterbur
CHEMIST
1929 - 2007
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Rank: 2
Julian Steward
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1902 - 1972
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Rank: 3
J. B. Lenoir
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1967
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Rank: 4
Michael S. Hart
INVENTOR
1947 - 2011
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Rank: 5
Carl Woese
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2012
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Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Urbana, Illinois were musicians (2), chemists (1), critics (1), economists (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were physicists (1), chemists (1), anthropologists (1), musicians (1), and inventors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Urbana, Illinois, including Tom Harrell, and Gil Shaham. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Urbana, Illinois, including Tom Harrell, and Gil Shaham.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Urbana, Illinois since 1700.
