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Famous people · Logansport
Performers stand out among the 30 famous people born in Logansport
The best known is the American actor Greg Kinnear, with articles in 49 languages. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 16 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 16.9, while at least half the towns in Indiana list nobody born there. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Greg Kinnear
in 49 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Walker Whiteside
Youngest
1981
Joel Rush
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Logansport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Logansport is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 3.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Logansport
The three best known are all performers.
#2
#3Through the years
When Logansport’s famous people were born
The 1870s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableMusicBusinessScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Logansport
The other 27 span the years 1869 to 1981.
Tony Hinkle
1899–1992American football, basketball, baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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Homer E. Woodling
1902–1984American basketball and baseball coach, college athletics administrator
SportsWikipedia ↗
Joseph M. Baker
1898–1928Recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Logansport 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 (7)
- Ann Christy: Gene Kornman (1897–1978), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edna Goodrich: Bain News Service publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Heilman: Mark Winograd (Transfered by Maurilbert/Original uploaded by Mwinog2777), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph H. Higgins: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maibelle Heikes Justice: No photographer is named in original source., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Whiteside: Studio of Burr McIntosh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda J. Lopez: Steve Terrell from Santa Fe, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons