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Jun 12, 1972. Community organizer and writer; considered to be the founder of modern community organizing. Born in Chicago. [3] Myrtle Bachelder. Mar 13, 1908. May 22, 1997. Metals chemist and Women's Army Corps officer; worked on the Manhattan Project. University of Chicago professor; lived and died in Chicago.
The following people were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Chicago. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large.
Population pyramid of Chicago in 2021. Population. 2,665,039 (2022 est.) [1] The demographics of Chicago show that it is a large, and ethnically and culturally diverse metropolis. It is the third largest city and metropolitan area in the United States by population. Chicago was home to over 2.7 million people in 2020, accounting for over 25% of ...
Cap Anson, Hall of Fame infielder for Chicago White Stockings (born in Iowa) Bessie Anthony, golfer, U.S. Women's Amateur champion; Luis Aparicio, Hall of Fame infielder for Chicago White Sox (born in Venezuela) Clarence Applegran, basketball coach, Kentucky 1924–25; Amy Applegren, pro baseball player; Arthur I. Appleton, businessman ...
Born in Chicago Taylor Bennett: Jan 19, 1996: Rapper Born in Chicago Franz Benteler: 1925: 2010: Violinist, "Ambassador of Music for Chicago" Lived in Chicago Andrew Bird: Jul 11, 1973: Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Born in Chicago Zach Blair: Dec 26, 1974: Guitarist for Rise Against: Harold Bradley Jr. Oct 13, 1929 Apr 13, 2021
Born in Chicago [1] Cesar Carrillo: Apr 29, 1984: MLB player Born in Chicago [2] Charles Comiskey: Aug 15, 1859: Oct 26, 1931: MLB player and team owner, namesake of Comiskey Park: Born in Chicago [3] Josephine D'Angelo: Nov 23, 1924: Aug 18, 2013: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [citation needed] Irene ...
As of the 2010 census, [1] there were 2,695,598 people with 1,045,560 households residing within Chicago. More than half the population of the state of Illinois lives in the Chicago metropolitan area. Chicago is also one of the US's most densely populated major cities. The racial composition of the city was: 45.0% White (31.7% non-Hispanic whites);
Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. [1] Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city's mayor in April 1983. He served as mayor from April 29, 1983, until his death on November 25, 1987.