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Born in Evanston/Illinois

Evanston is a suburb of Chicago and situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan. The city is best known as home to Northwestern University and heavily influenced by the university. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Evanston.
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Last updated: October 29, 2023
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First submittedJune 20, 2022
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Inventor of the Hammond organ
1895
Laurens Hammond
Economist and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Memorial Prize
1933
Edmund Phelps
Actor, "Caddyshack" "Groundhog Day" "Sullivan & Son"
1945
Brian Doyle-Murray
Actor, "Ghostbusters" "Groundhog Day" "Lost in Translation"
1950
Bill Murray
Actress, "Downtown Abbey" "Ragtime" "Once Upon a Time in America"
1961
Elizabeth McGovern
President and CEO of SpaceX
1963
Gwynne Shotwell
Lead vocalist of Pearl Jam
1964
Eddie Vedder
Actor, "Con Air" "High Fidelity" "2012"
1966
John Cusack
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Co-creator of "Lost"
1969
Jeffrey Lieber
Coach of the Miami Heat since 2008
1970
Erik Spoelstra
Host of a late-night talk show on NBC and former head writer for "Saturday Night Live"
1973
Seth Meyers
Director, "Horrible Bosses" "Baywatch"
1976
Seth Gordon
Actor and comedian, "New Girl" "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" "Jurassic World"
1978
Jake Johnson
Lead vocalist of Fall Out Boy
1984
Patrick Stump
Actress and comedian,"Orange Is the New Black" "Jurassic World" "The Big Bang Theory" "Lucifer"
1985
Lauren Lapkus
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Level 23
Apr 3, 2024
I’m from Evanston so I see this as a complete W
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Level 68
Apr 4, 2024
Really happy to hear that! I always hope people from the cities enjoy the quizzes.