#1Famous people · Beech Grove
Steve McQueen and 7 more famous people were born in Beech Grove
Steve McQueen, the American actor, has articles in 80 languages. Second and third on the list are Katie Gearlds and Brian Bosma. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Born in 1930, Steve McQueen is the first name on record, and Kyle O'Gara, born in 1995, the most recent.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Steve McQueen
in 80 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Steve McQueen
Youngest
1995
Kyle O'Gara
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Beech Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Beech Grove
Languages with an article: 80 for Steve McQueen, 7 for Katie Gearlds, 4 for Brian Bosma.
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#2Sports
Katie Gearlds
born 1984American women's basketball coach and former player
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Beech Grove’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Beech Grove is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.4 times.
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 Beech Grove
A further 5 follow, born between 1961 and 1995.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beech Grove 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)
- Steve McQueen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Gearlds: Purdue University, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Bosma: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- JD Closser: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Wesley: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons