Where was Harrison Ford's place of birth?

Harrison Ford was born in Chicago, Illinois. His birthplace was Swedish Covenant Hospital, where he was born on July 13, 1942, before growing up in the Chicago area.

Ford was the son of Dorothy Nidelman, a former radio actress, and John William “Christopher” Ford, an advertising executive and former actor. His father was of Irish Catholic background, while his mother was Jewish and descended from immigrants from Minsk. Ford has often joked about the mix of influences in his family and upbringing.

Although Chicago is his birthplace, Ford is also strongly associated with suburban Illinois. He graduated from Maine East High School in Park Ridge in 1960 and attended Ripon College in Wisconsin. A late drama class there helped steer him toward acting.

Ford became internationally famous as Han Solo in “Star Wars” and as Indiana Jones. Those roles sometimes overshadow basic biographical details, including the fact that he was born in the city of Chicago rather than in California, where much of his film career later developed.