#14 famous people come from Monticello, Ashba the best known
Articles in 25 languages make the American musician Ashba the best known. Charles S. Hartman, the American politician, comes second, with George R. Dale third. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 7.3 for every 10,000 residents. The biggest group are leaders: 2.




Born in Monticello
By how many languages cover them, Ashba comes first (25), then Charles S. Hartman (8) and George R. Dale (3).
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#3George R. Dale
1867–1936American mayor and newspaper editor
When Monticello’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1860s, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Monticello is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Monticello
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Monticello?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monticello 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 (4)
- Ashba: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Hartman: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George R. Dale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. J. Hollars: Brian Hollars, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons