#1Famous people · Sellersburg
Sellersburg is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Doris Jones, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Dixon Prentice and Will Kimmel. Over the border in Clarksville, 3 names are on record, led by Mickie Knuckles. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Doris Jones
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
Dixon Prentice
Youngest
1988
Will Kimmel
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Sellersburg
Two of the three are athletes.
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Known for
What Sellersburg is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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The longest list nearby is Clarksville’s, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sellersburg 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 (2)
- Doris Jones: The History Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickie Knuckles: Randy K. Youmans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons