#1Famous people · Peru
Leaders stand out among the 11 famous people born in Peru
Most widely known is Cole Porter, the American composer and songwriter, with articles in 58 languages. Behind the leader come Bob Gibbs and Ole Olsen. Births span 1889 to 1966, from Alfred Bergman to Paul Ray. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 10.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Cole Porter
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Alfred Bergman
Youngest
1966
Paul Ray
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Peru’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Peru is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.6 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 Peru
The three are covered in 58, 16 and 11 languages: Cole Porter, Bob Gibbs and Ole Olsen.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Ole Olsen
1892–1963American vaudevillian and comedian
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Peru’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicSportsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Peru
8 more names, born between 1889 and 1966.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Peru home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Peru, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peru 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)
- Cole Porter: unattributed, see link, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Gibbs: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ole Olsen: William Morris Agency (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Ray: Utah Reps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thurman C. Crook: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ida Husted Harper: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Macy: flickr user Paaat., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons