#1Film, TV & Stage
John Bowers
1885–1936American stage and silent film actor
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Famous people · Garrett
Garrett counts 3 famous people, first among them John Bowers
At the top of the list is the American stage and silent film actor John Bowers, covered in 15 languages. Second place goes to the deputy Director of the NSA Louis William Tordella, third to Wayne Schurr. John Bowers (1885) and Wayne Schurr (1937) mark the two ends of the list. For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.5, while at least half the towns in Indiana list nobody born there.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Bowers
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
John Bowers
Youngest
1937
Wayne Schurr
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
The best known
Born in Garrett
Two of the three are performers.
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Louis William Tordella
1911–1996Deputy Director of the NSA
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What Garrett is known for
Performers are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Garrett 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 (2)
- John Bowers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis William Tordella: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons