#1Famous people · Elkhart
53 famous people were born in Elkhart, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Shawn Kemp, the American basketball player, with articles in 31 languages. The list is still growing: 11 were born since 1970. The earliest on the list is Orlo Epps, born in 1864, and the youngest Allan Rodríguez, born in 2004. For every 10,000 residents the town has 9.9, while at least half the towns in Indiana list nobody born there.
Born here
53
notable people
Best known
Shawn Kemp
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Orlo Epps
Youngest
2004
Allan Rodríguez
Most common field
Sports
26 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Elkhart’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Elkhart’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 8 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Elkhart
By how many languages cover them, Shawn Kemp comes first (31), then Thomas Hampson (24) and Connie Smith (20).
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What Elkhart is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.4 times.
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 Elkhart
A further 50 follow, born between 1864 and 2004.
Lindsay Benko
born 1976American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
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Walter Compton
1911–1990American medical doctor and Japanese sword collector
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A chosen home
Also called Elkhart home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Elkhart, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elkhart 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 (19)
- Shawn Kemp: Bryan Horowitz: Flickr, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hampson: Franz Johann Morgenbesser, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Smith: cliff1066, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Reckell: Jennifer from Los Angeles, CA, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alec Purdie: NFLPatriot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amber Jacobs: Dlz28 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert S. Bigelow: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Criger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Palmer: Steve Bowles, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul W. Shafer: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erich Barnes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Arthur Bowsher: R. Bone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Royal Johnson: Yangd1989, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Fredrick Dubina: United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Strausborger: Minda Haas on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Hill: Matt Nichols for the Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dairese Gary: Dirk Hansen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ric Flauding: Denise Flauding, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eugene Evans: Dreyaeva, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons