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Famous people · Rushville
Of the 18 famous people born in Rushville, an unusual share are performers
Maurice Geraghty, the American screenwriter, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. 9 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Born in 1827, Leonidas Sexton is the first name on record, and Rebecca Norris Webb, born in 1956, the most recent. Fewer than a quarter of the 389 towns in Indiana with famous people list more.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Maurice Geraghty
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1827
Leonidas Sexton
Youngest
1956
Rebecca Norris Webb
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Rushville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Rushville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 2.4 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 Rushville
Performers take two of the three places.
#2
#3Film, TV & Stage
Frazier Thomas
1918–1985American television personality
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Through the years
When Rushville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 4 births.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageSportsNotableMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Rushville
Another 15, 6 of them leaders.
George Brown
1835–1913Officer of the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War
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Florence Simms
1873–192317 April 1873–06 January 1923 , Christian social reformer and Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) leader
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rushville 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 (13)
- Elbert H. Hubbard: Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frazier Thomas: WGN-TV/Tribune Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Gray Hayes: Trackinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Hogsett: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonidas Sexton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Norris Webb: John Ramspott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hermon Phillips: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert M. A. Hawk: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Geraghty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Brown: Who-When-What Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Willkie: Uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Simms: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons