#1Famous people · Rupert
Rupert is the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the American hot rod designer Boyd Coddington, covered in 9 languages. Close behind are Ronald A. Nussbaum and John Norby. The earliest on the list is John Norby, born in 1910, and the youngest Michael R. Collings, born in 1947. For every 10,000 residents there are 6.5 on the list, well above the typical Idaho town’s 3.4.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Boyd Coddington
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
John Norby
Youngest
1947
Michael R. Collings
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Rupert
Three names lead: Boyd Coddington (9 languages), Ronald A. Nussbaum (5) and John Norby (3).
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Through the years
When Rupert’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 3.
Science & MedicineNotableSportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Rupert is known for
1 of them work in Science & Medicine, 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 Rupert
1 more, best known first.
Michael R. Collings
born 1947Author, poet, literary critic and bibliographer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rupert 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 (2)
- Boyd Coddington: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Jeremiah Sholtis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael R. Collings: Nihonjoe, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons