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Famous people · Connersville

11 famous people come from Connersville, Scott Halberstadt the best known

At the top of the list is the American actor Scott Halberstadt, covered in 16 languages. The next two names are Matt Howard and Louis Leon Ludlow. The largest group, 5, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The first birth on record is Marcus C. Smith’s, in 1825, and the last Matt Howard’s, in 1989.

#1 best knownScott HalberstadtFilm, TV & Stage · born 1976
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Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Scott Halberstadt
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
Marcus C. Smith
Youngest
1989
Matt Howard
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Connersville

Scott Halberstadt, Matt Howard and Louis Leon Ludlow are written about in 16, 10 and 7 languages.

Scott Halberstadt#1
Film, TV & Stage

Scott Halberstadt

born 1976

American actor

16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Matt Howard#2
Sports

Matt Howard

born 1989

American basketball player

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Louis Leon Ludlow#3
Politics & Law

Louis Leon Ludlow

1873–1950

American politician

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Connersville’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1870s, with 3 people born in that decade.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Louis Leon LudlowMatt Howard
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageSportsMusicWriting & ArtsNotableScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Connersville is known for

Connersville has 1.3× the usual share of leaders.

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 Connersville

Still to come: 8 more, from 1825 to 1985.

Richard N. Elliott

Richard N. Elliott

1873–1948

U.S. Representative from Indiana

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JS

Joey Sturgis

born 1985

American record producer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
JG

John W. Griffin

1919–1993

Archaeologist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Lefty Houtz

Lefty Houtz

1875–1959

Major League Baseball outfielders

Walter Scott Butterfield

Walter Scott Butterfield

1867–1936

American vaudeville promoter and theatre manager

MS

Marcus C. Smith

1825–1900

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
William W. Arnold

William W. Arnold

1843–1923

Physician and ornithologist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Connersville 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.

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