#1Famous people · Huntington
From 1849 to 1992, Huntington was the birthplace of 19 famous people
Articles in 28 languages make the American actor Dan Butler the best known. The largest group, 8, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 11.2 for every 10,000 residents. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Dan Butler
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Carrie M. Shoaff
Youngest
1992
E. J. Tackett
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Huntington
Languages with an article: 28 for Dan Butler, 17 for Elizebeth Smith Friedman, 9 for Chris Kramer.
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#2Writing & Arts
Elizebeth Smith Friedman
1892–1980American cryptanalyst and author
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#3Through the years
When Huntington’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 4 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitaryFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Huntington is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 1.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Huntington
Another 16, 7 of them athletes.
Carrie M. Shoaff
1849–1939American artist, author, potter, playwright, and correspondent
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Harry Mehre
1901–1978American football player and coach, basketball player and coach, sports writer
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A chosen home
Also called Huntington home
Born elsewhere, Dan Quayle lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Huntington 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 (11)
- Dan Butler: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizebeth Smith Friedman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Kramer: flickr user JJSnickers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ralph "Boag" Johnson: Dave Payton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie M. Shoaff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emmett O. King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Mehre: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Benton Sayler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. J. Tackett: RCraig09, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Sprowl: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Quayle: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons