#1Famous people · Muncie
Writers and artists stand out among the 68 famous people born in Muncie
Most widely known is Andrea Drews, the American volleyball player, with articles in 16 languages. The American basketball player Ron Bonham ranks second, ahead of Arthur F. Andrews. Between 1920 and 1969, 40 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 10.5, while at least half the towns in Indiana list nobody born there.
Born here
68
notable people
Best known
Andrea Drews
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Arthur F. Andrews
Youngest
2000
Mark Champion
Most common field
Sports
35 people
What stands out about Muncie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Muncie is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 1.7 times.
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 Muncie’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 13 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicBusinessFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Muncie
Ranked by languages covered: Andrea Drews with 16, then Ron Bonham with 15 and Arthur F. Andrews with 14.
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Everyone else born in Muncie
A further 65 follow, born between 1878 and 2000.
Preston Shumpert
born 1979American-born, naturalised-Turkish professional basketball player
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Jeremy Hazelbaker
born 1987American professional baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks
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Lary Schulhof
born 1942American swimmer, Olympic athlete, former world record-holder
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Yorktown has the longest list next door: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Muncie 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 (22)
- Andrea Drews: Werqishaxfierce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Bonham: NCAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonzi Wells: keithjj on Pixabay, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Buzzington: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lawvere: Andrej Bauer Bmannaa at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- James Edwards: film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Montgomery: Renate Schmid, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan McCombs: U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Blalack, 1/25 SBCT PAO, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Lind: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Kerrigan: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Victor Cohen: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Neal: Dirk Hansen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Shumpert: Ultraslansi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Wead: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Hazelbaker: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Spurgeon: Michael Netzer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Lewis: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Kirby: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Gorin: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Shelby: Minnesota National Guard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Kimbrough: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Thomas: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons