#1Science & Medicine
Richard R. Schrock
born 19451945-, American chemist
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Famous people · Berne
Of the 7 famous people born in Berne, an unusual share are athletes
Richard R. Schrock is the best known, with articles in 56 languages. Second and third on the list are Jerry Steiner and Bob Dro. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 384 towns in Indiana with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Richard R. Schrock
in 56 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Jerry Steiner
Youngest
1945
Ervin Inniger
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Berne’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Berne
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Berne is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2 times.
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Through the years
When Berne’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berne 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 (3)
- Richard R. Schrock: R._Schrock_-_IChO_2012_Opening_Ceremony.JPG: A.mela93 derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Steiner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Dro: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons