A website did some investigating to figure out which actors or actress is the most famous from every state.

For some reason or another the "Most Famous in Illinois" actor had me confused. According to Pretty Famous, the most famous actor born in Illinois is Robin Williams. I had totally forgot Williams was born in Chicago.

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The post also says that Williams scored a 97.6 out of 100 when it came to the popularity score.

Williams', who died in August of 2014, "famous" level has risen due in part to his sudden passing.

Here's why. Pretty Famous was using three different criteria to figure out the most famous in every state.

To get the score, Pretty Famous weighed how many awards they have been nominated for, and the total number of IMDb reviews for films and TV shows they had roles in and recent interest.

Recent interest was determined using Wikipedia page views from February 20, 2016 through March 20, 2016.

Are you surprised to see Williams named the most famous actor from Illinois? Who do you think would have been a better choice?

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