#1Famous people · Brazil
Most of the 16 famous people born in Brazil came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Articles in 11 languages make the American actor Stuart Randall the best known. Johnnie Davis is second and John Dugan third. From Anita Owen to Judy Ledgerwood, the births on the list run from 1873 to 1959. For every 10,000 residents the town has 20.4, while at least half the towns in Indiana list nobody born there.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Stuart Randall
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Anita Owen
Youngest
1959
Judy Ledgerwood
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
The best known
Born in Brazil
All three are performers.
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#3Through the years
When Brazil’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 5.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & LawBusinessFaithScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brazil is known for
Performers stand out most, at 2 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Brazil
13 more, from 1873 to 1959.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brazil 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 (8)
- Stuart Randall: Film screenshot (C.G.K. Productions), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Davis: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dugan: Brother87, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George N. Craig: Office of the Governor of Indiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville Redenbacher: Hunt-Wesson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Owen: Scan by NYPL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gayle Porter Hoskins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Francis Stearley: Army; part of the collection of the Office of War Information, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons