#111 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.
Born in Connersville
Scott Halberstadt, Matt Howard and Louis Leon Ludlow are written about in 16, 10 and 7 languages.
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#3When Connersville’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1870s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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 else born in Connersville
Still to come: 8 more, from 1825 to 1985.




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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.
Photo credits (7)
- Scott Halberstadt: Romina Espinosa at http://www.rominaespinosa.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Howard: Daniel Mattes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Leon Ludlow: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard N. Elliott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lefty Houtz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Scott Butterfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Arnold: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons