#1Famous people · New Castle
New Castle counts 15 famous people, first among them Robert Indiana
The best known is the American artist Robert Indiana, with articles in 33 languages. The largest group, 6, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 8.6 for every 10,000 residents. Only 38 of the 377 towns in Indiana with anyone on record list more.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Robert Indiana
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Omar Bundy
Youngest
1994
Trey Ball
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about New Castle’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When New Castle’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 3 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMilitaryPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in New Castle
The three are covered in 33, 17 and 12 languages: Robert Indiana, Kent Benson and Richard Crane.
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What New Castle is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in New Castle
12 more, from 1861 to 1994.
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A chosen home
Also called New Castle home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in New Castle, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Castle 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 (8)
- Robert Indiana: Vajiajia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Benson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Crane: film screenshot (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Omar Bundy: George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Hines: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dakoda Armstrong: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Malnati: Tate Nations, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer McCormick: Photo By: NSWC Crane Corporate Communications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons