#1Famous people · Elkhart
2 famous people were born in Elkhart
Articles in 4 languages make the baseball player and manager Jake Stahl the best known. The list has one more: the American outfielder in Major League baseball Tommy Thompson. Jake Stahl, born in 1879, is the earliest name and Tommy Thompson, born in 1910, the latest. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Jake Stahl
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Jake Stahl
Youngest
1910
Tommy Thompson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Elkhart
#1TT#2
Sports
Tommy Thompson
1910–1971American outfielder in Major League Baseball
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elkhart 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)
- Jake Stahl: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons