#1Famous people · Fishers
7 famous people from Fishers, many of them athletes
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Gary Harris, covered in 20 languages. 6 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 0.7 for every 10,000 residents. Only 81 of the 378 towns in Indiana with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Gary Harris
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1988
Chris Summers
Youngest
2003
Jevon Porter
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Fishers’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fishers’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fishers is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Fishers
All three are athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Fishers
Another 4, 3 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Fishers home
Born elsewhere, Steve Penny lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Indianapolis, at 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fishers 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)
- Gary Harris: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zak Irvin: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Baylis: Willsome429, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Penny: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Vonnegut: Bernard Gotfryd / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Stout: Jill Krementz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Booth: Alman & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Minnie Thomas Boyce: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons