#1Famous people · Mount Vernon
Dan Bern tops a list of 11 famous people born in Mount Vernon
Articles in 11 languages make the American musician Dan Bern the best known. Jefferson White is second and Thomas Zinkula third. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 24.4 on the list, well above the typical Iowa town’s 11.1.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Dan Bern
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Charles Reuben Keyes
Youngest
1999
Jack Cochrane
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Mount Vernon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Mount Vernon’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 2 births.
SportsNotableMusicFilm, TV & StageFaithPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Mount Vernon
Dan Bern, Jefferson White and Thomas Zinkula are written about in 11, 11 and 11 languages.
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What Mount Vernon is known for
4 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Mount Vernon
8 more, from 1871 to 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Mount Vernon home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Mount Vernon, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Vernon 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 (5)
- Dan Bern: Anna Creech from Ellensburg, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Zinkula: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tristan Wirfs: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Reuben Keyes: Cornell College Yearbook Staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Harman: DoctorWolffel, CC0, Wikimedia Commons