#14 famous people call Mount Ida their birthplace
Most widely known is Lon Warneke, the American baseball player, with articles in 3 languages. Sherman Edwards, the American baseball player, comes second, with Mark Davis third. Over 84 years of births, the list goes from Charles L. Watkins (1879) to Mark Davis (1963). The biggest group are athletes: 3.

Born in Mount Ida
The three best known are all athletes.
#1When Mount Ida’s famous people were born
Most were born in the age of mills and railroads (3); the busiest decade is the 1900s (2).
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Mount Ida is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Mount Ida
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Mount Ida?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Ida and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Lon Warneke: St. Louis Cardinals - 1941 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons