#1Famous people · Vincennes
The 36 famous people born in Vincennes, led by Red Skelton
Articles in 30 languages make the American comedian Red Skelton the best known. Second and third on the list are Alice Terry and Buck Jones. The largest group, 16, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The oldest name on the list belongs to Henry Dodge, born in 1782, the newest to Adam Schenk, born in 1992.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Red Skelton
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1782
Henry Dodge
Youngest
1992
Adam Schenk
Most common field
Sports
10 people
The best known
Born in Vincennes
All three are performers.
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When Vincennes’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Vincennes is known for
Vincennes has 2.3× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Vincennes
A further 33 follow, born between 1782 and 1992.
Sarah Knox Taylor
1814–1835Daughter of US President Zachary Taylor, wife of the President of the Confederate States of America
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Nevin Ashley
born 1984Minor League Baseball player in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vincennes 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 (21)
- Red Skelton: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Terry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Jones: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Jones: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Knox Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Scott Harrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvy Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Freeman Gilbert: Dominic A Lopez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Barmes: bridgetds on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nevin Ashley: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert M. McCracken: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert K. Dawson: w:Motography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Wallace Chadwick: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Henderson: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Parker Niblack: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Calvin McCoy: User:Americasroof, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Moran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Rockett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis P. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Padgett: Makaena, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons