#1Famous people · Wabash
16 famous people were born in Wabash from 1859 to 1968
Articles in 14 languages make the American actor Charles Dingle the best known. Close behind are Jimmy Daywalt and Margie Stewart. The largest group, 8, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Fewer than a quarter of the 391 towns in Indiana with famous people list more.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Charles Dingle
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Marie Webster
Youngest
1968
Keith Shepherd
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Wabash
Counted by languages, Charles Dingle is ahead of Jimmy Daywalt and Margie Stewart: 14, 12 and 6.
#1JD#2
#3Film, TV & Stage
Margie Stewart
1919–2012Actress, model, and official pinup of the U.S. military in World War II
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Wabash’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotableWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wabash is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 3.2 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wabash
The rest number 13, with 3 scientists and doctors among them.
A chosen home
Also called Wabash home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Crystal Gayle.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wabash 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 (6)
- Charles Dingle: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margie Stewart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wilhelm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Philipson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Sherman King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Gayle: Photographer Charles Lochet France Original uploader was Clm72 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons