List of people from Park Ridge, Illinois
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 123 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5093-4112-0
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Park Ridge, Illinois is a suburb of Chicago. Located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Chicago, it has a population of 37,775. The city has been home to several notable people. Among the most notable is former first lady and current Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who grew up in Park Ridge and graduated from Maine South High School. Actor Harrison Ford, the star of Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and The Fugitive, has also garnered world-wide recognition. Ford's films have grossed over $3.5 billion domestically, making him the third-highest-grossing U.S. domestic box office star of all time. Other widely recognized Park Ridge residents are actor Gary Cole of Office Space and Talladega Nights, and Hall of Fame third baseman for the Chicago Cubs Ron Santo. Both were born and grew up in Park Ridge. More recognized by his work than by name, Park Ridge resident Grant Wood painted American Gothic, one of the most familiar images in...