#1Famous people · Warsaw
Most of the 14 famous people born in Warsaw came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 13 languages make the American actor and singer John McMartin the best known. Karl E. Weick is second and Jill Long Thompson third. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. Only 39 of the 397 towns in Indiana with anyone on record list more.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
John McMartin
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Howard Brubaker
Youngest
1993
Jarred Brooks
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Warsaw
By how many languages cover them, John McMartin comes first (13), then Karl E. Weick (9) and Jill Long Thompson (8).
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#3Politics & Law
Jill Long Thompson
born 1952Member of the United States House of Representatives
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Through the years
When Warsaw’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineSportsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Warsaw is known for
Warsaw has 3.6× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
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 Warsaw
The other 11 span the years 1882 to 1993.
James R. Leininger
born 1944American physician, businessman, and philanthropist
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Warsaw home
One more notable person made the town home: Rick Fox.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Winona Lake: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Warsaw 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 (7)
- John McMartin: Nick Step, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jill Long Thompson: US Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarred Brooks: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Gerwig: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Dyer Merica: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Fox: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nic Moore: Timan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons