TW#1
Film, TV & Stage
Tim Whelan
1893–1957Film director, writer and producer
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Tim Whelan tops a list of 3 famous people born in Cannelton
Best known of all is Tim Whelan, written about in 15 languages. Second and third on the list are Thomas James De la Hunt and John Russ. John Russ (1858) and Tim Whelan (1893) mark the two ends of the list. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Tim Whelan
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
John Russ
Youngest
1893
Tim Whelan
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Cannelton
By how many languages cover them, Tim Whelan comes first (15), then Thomas James De la Hunt (2) and John Russ (1).
TH#2
JR#3
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cannelton 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.