#1Film, TV & Stage
Ken Maynard
1895–1973American actor and stunt performer
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Famous people · Vevay
The 10 famous people born in Vevay, led by Ken Maynard
Articles in 18 languages make the American actor and stunt performer Ken Maynard the best known. Close behind are Kermit Maynard and Lydia Moss Bradley. Fewer than a quarter of the 384 towns in Indiana with famous people list more. 3 of them are writers and artists, more than in any other field.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Ken Maynard
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Ebenezer Dumont
Youngest
1897
Kermit Maynard
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Vevay’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Vevay’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusinessMilitaryPolitics & LawScience & MedicineSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Vevay
Three names lead: Ken Maynard (18 languages), Kermit Maynard (13) and Lydia Moss Bradley (13).
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Lydia Moss Bradley
1816–1908American philanthropist; founded Bradley University, Bradley Park
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Known for
What Vevay is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 3 times the usual share.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vevay 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)
- Ken Maynard: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kermit Maynard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Moss Bradley: Reprinted in a Peoria Journal article dated May 25, 1913, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Eggleston: L. Bernie Gallaher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer Dumont: Who-When-What Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Henry Stevens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. S. L. Thompson: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred V. Archer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons