#1Science & Medicine
Mark N. Brown
born 1951Former NASA astronaut and colonel in the USAF
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Famous people · Valparaiso
Performers stand out among the 24 famous people born in Valparaiso
Most widely known is Mark N. Brown, the former NASA astronaut and colonel in the USAF, with articles in 18 languages. 11 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.9, while at least half the towns in Indiana list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 402 towns in Indiana with famous people list more.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Mark N. Brown
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Hub Knolls
Youngest
1993
Kyle Brindza
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Valparaiso’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Valparaiso’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 4 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Valparaiso is known for
Performers stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
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 Valparaiso
Ranked by languages covered: Mark N. Brown with 18, then Robbie Hummel with 15 and Harry Benham with 12.
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Everyone else born in Valparaiso
The rest number 21, with 8 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Valparaiso home
Born elsewhere, Bryce Drew lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valparaiso 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 (5)
- Mark N. Brown: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robbie Hummel: Mangass, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Benham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Manaea: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryce Drew: Jefe317 (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons