#1Famous people · Auburn
Of the 11 famous people born in Auburn, an unusual share are leaders
At the top of the list is the American writer Will Cuppy, covered in 15 languages. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 8.1 for every 10,000 residents. Over 116 years of births, the list goes from Will Cuppy (1884) to Leigha Brown (2000). 4 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Will Cuppy
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Will Cuppy
Youngest
2000
Leigha Brown
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Auburn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Auburn is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Auburn’s famous people were born
The 1910s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Auburn
Three names lead: Will Cuppy (15 languages), Dave Williams (4) and Sheldon Vanauken (4).
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Auburn 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)
- Will Cuppy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leigha Brown: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MaChelle Joseph: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rece Buckmaster: Gabe Liendo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Hartman Hodge: The book attributes the photo to the United States District Court Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons