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Famous people · Hobart
Most of the 13 famous people born in Hobart came into the world between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American singer-songwriter Omar Apollo, with articles in 16 languages. Alan Abel is second and Mel Fisher third. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 4.4 for every 10,000 residents. Only 41 of the 397 towns in Indiana with anyone on record list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Omar Apollo
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1916
Everett Robinson
Youngest
1997
Omar Apollo
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Hobart’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hobart’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicNotableBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hobart
Languages with an article: 16 for Omar Apollo, 10 for Alan Abel, 7 for Mel Fisher.
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Known for
What Hobart is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.5 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 Hobart
Another 10, the earliest born in 1916.
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Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hobart 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 (4)
- Alan Abel: Ihavetantrums, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Bigbie: Daniel Kucin Jr. of the Baltimore Sun for the [https://www.flickr.com/people/ftmeade/ Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office], CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Jackson: Rich Esteban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Neville: 400_m_Meeting_Areva_2009.jpg: Yann Caradec from Paris, France derivative work: Zakke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons