#1Famous people · Vienna
Most of the 9 famous people born in Vienna came into the world between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American hurdler Roger Kingdom, with articles in 26 languages. Keith Mumphery, born in 1992, is the youngest, and Emily Barnelia Woodward, born in 1885, the first on record. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names. The biggest group are athletes: 4.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Roger Kingdom
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Emily Barnelia Woodward
Youngest
1992
Keith Mumphery
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Vienna’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Vienna’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotableFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Vienna
Roger Kingdom, Vincent Sherman and George Busbee are written about in 26, 23 and 15 languages.
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What Vienna is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 4.
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Everyone else born in Vienna
A further 6 follow, born between 1885 and 1992.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vienna 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 (6)
- Roger Kingdom: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Busbee: Georgia Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kal Daniels: KPMcClave, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Jackson: CSMGMT15, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Barnelia Woodward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons