#1Famous people · Mishawaka
Of the 30 famous people born in Mishawaka, an unusual share are musicians
The best known is the American singer/songwriter Lisa Germano, with articles in 16 languages. Behind the leader come Allan Lane and Bethany Galat. The largest group, 23, was born between 1920 and 1969. The oldest name on the list belongs to Rose Hartwick Thorpe, born in 1850, the newest to Zander Horvath, born in 1998.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Lisa Germano
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
Rose Hartwick Thorpe
Youngest
1998
Zander Horvath
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Mishawaka’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Mishawaka is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 4.9 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 Mishawaka
Lisa Germano has articles in 16 languages, Allan Lane in 15 and Bethany Galat in 10.
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When Mishawaka’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 11 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Mishawaka
27 more, best known first.
David Kaser
1924–2017Librarian and professor of library and information science
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The neighbour with the most names is South Bend, at 39.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mishawaka 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 (17)
- Lisa Germano: Bob Sanderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Lane: Fox Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bethany Galat: Jose Javato, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conte Candoli: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brademas: United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irene Vernon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Candoli: Stan Levy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Hartwick Thorpe: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Cannady: Tom Hagerty, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddie Fitzsimmons: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Longenecker: Longenecker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Gashouse Gilbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Gulyanics: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Evans Barker: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Versyp: Marcia Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Buttigieg: United States Department of Transportation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Hildebrandt: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons