#1Famous people · Jasper
Most of the 11 famous people born in Jasper came into the world between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American businessman and politician Mike Braun, with articles in 27 languages. Brad Ellsworth, the American politician, comes second, with Frank W. Milburn third. 2 were born in 1970 or later. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 6.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Mike Braun
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
Charles Hall Dillon
Youngest
1979
Matt Mauck
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Jasper’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Jasper’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsBusinessMilitaryFaithNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jasper
The three are covered in 27, 11 and 9 languages: Mike Braun, Brad Ellsworth and Frank W. Milburn.
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What Jasper is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.3 times as common.
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8 more, 3 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jasper 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 (6)
- Mike Braun: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Ellsworth: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank W. Milburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hall Dillon: State Publishing Company (Pierre, South Dakota), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Messmer: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Riggins: Mark_Riggins_2011.jpg: Stephen_A_Crane from Sewickley, PA, USA derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons