#1Famous people · Zionsville
9 famous people were born in Zionsville, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the triathlete Kelly Williamson, covered in 6 languages. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Over 139 years of births, the list goes from Albert Barnes Anderson (1857) to Derrik Smits (1996). Fewer than a quarter of the 426 towns in Indiana with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Kelly Williamson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
Albert Barnes Anderson
Youngest
1996
Derrik Smits
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Zionsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Zionsville’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Zionsville is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.6 times as common.
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 Zionsville
Ranked by languages covered: Kelly Williamson with 6, then Albert Barnes Anderson with 5 and A. J. Corrado with 4.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Albert Barnes Anderson
1857–1938United States federal judge
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Zionsville
Still to come: 6 more, from 1861 to 1996.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Zionsville home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Andrew Smith the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Zionsville.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Zionsville 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)
- Kelly Williamson: Scott Ellis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Barnes Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Corrado: Scott Calleja, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin H. Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Smith: James DiBianco, cropped & ehanced by User:ThaddeusB, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Vonnegut: Bernard Gotfryd / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvia Likens: Lester and Elizabeth Grimes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Booth: Alman & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons