#1Writing & Arts
Theodore Dreiser
1871–1945American novelist and journalist
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Famous people · Terre Haute
36 famous people were born in Terre Haute, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American novelist and journalist Theodore Dreiser, covered in 78 languages. Behind the leader come Philip José Farmer and Scatman Crothers. 18 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 6.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Theodore Dreiser
in 78 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
John Hager
Youngest
1999
Dylan Schneider
Most common field
Writing & Arts
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Terre Haute’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Terre Haute
Two of the three are writers and artists.
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What Terre Haute is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Terre Haute’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 5.
Writing & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & LawNotableMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Terre Haute
Here are 33 more, born from 1858 to 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Terre Haute home
Born elsewhere, Eva Mozes Kor lived here.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, only Lost Creek Township has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Terre Haute 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)
- Theodore Dreiser: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip José Farmer: Zacharias L.A. Nuninga, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scatman Crothers: Associated Students, University of California, Los Angeles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Bell: Corso Umberto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Mars: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Dreyfus: Jörg Noller, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Dischinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Mozes Kor: Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons