#1Famous people · Ligonier
From 1871 to 1994, Ligonier was the birthplace of 5 famous people
Articles in 11 languages make the American politician Dwight H. Green the best known. Close behind are Glen Steele and Uriel Macias. In the age of mills and railroads, 3 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 11.5 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Dwight H. Green
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Bert Inks
Youngest
1994
Uriel Macias
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Ligonier’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ligonier’s famous people were born
The 1890s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ligonier
Two of the three are athletes.
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What Ligonier is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.3 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 Ligonier
The other 2 span the years 1871 to 1907.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ligonier 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)
- Dwight H. Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uriel Macias: Urielmacias19, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons