#1Famous people · Rensselaer
10 famous people from Rensselaer, many of them leaders
Articles in 10 languages make the American politician Steve Buyer the best known. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. From George W. Faris to Dan Brandenburg, the births on the list run from 1854 to 1973. Fewer than a quarter of the 407 towns in Indiana with famous people list more.
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10
notable people
Best known
Steve Buyer
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
George W. Faris
Youngest
1973
Dan Brandenburg
Most common field
Politics & Law
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What stands out about Rensselaer’s famous people
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What Rensselaer is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 times as common.
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The best known
Born in Rensselaer
Languages with an article: 10 for Steve Buyer, 9 for Augustus Phillips, 9 for Tom Harmon.
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When Rensselaer’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1870s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
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Everyone else born in Rensselaer
Here are 7 more, born from 1854 to 1973.
Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
1863–1942American author, journalist and teacher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rensselaer 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)
- Steve Buyer: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Phillips: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Harmon: J. Frederick Rentschler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Faris: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Stephen Kanne: U.S. 7th Circuit Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damon Ray Leichty: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Cecil Alter: CC0, Wikimedia Commons