#1Famous people · La Porte
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 26 famous people born in La Porte
Articles in 22 languages make the American actress Ashley Hinshaw the best known. Scott Skiles, the American basketball coach and former player, comes second, with Chuck Baldwin third. Between 1920 and 1969, 13 were born, the most of any period. Over 148 years of births, the list goes from David J. Cook (1840) to Ashley Hinshaw (1988).
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Ashley Hinshaw
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
David J. Cook
Youngest
1988
Ashley Hinshaw
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about La Porte’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What La Porte is known for
Set against the usual town, scientists and doctors come out 2.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When La Porte’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 6.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageFaithMusicBusinessNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in La Porte
Ashley Hinshaw, Scott Skiles and Chuck Baldwin are written about in 22, 18 and 17 languages.
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#2Sports
Scott Skiles
born 1964American basketball coach and former player
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in La Porte
Another 23, the earliest born in 1840.
Howard Wilcox Haggard
1891–1959Professor of Physiology and Director of the Laboratory of Applied Physiology at Yale University.
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Chris Campbell
born 1963US audiologist and Democratic Party politician, from 2018 member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 26th district
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Ethel Winifred Bennett Chase
1877–1949American university professor, botanist and collector
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called La Porte home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in La Porte, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Porte 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 (13)
- Ashley Hinshaw: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Skiles: File:Milwaukee Bucks coaching staff.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Baldwin: 2008 Baldwin/Castle National Campaign Headquarters, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Piatt Andrew: Hoover Institution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Bootcheck: texas_mustang on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Edwards: Jerry Weiss / The original uploader was JNW at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Quinn: Bayer Aspirin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hazel Harrison: Julius F. Taylor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar William Garbisch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Scholl: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Schreiber: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Winifred Bennett Chase: University of Michigan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David J. Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons