#1Writing & Arts
Gilbert Baker
1951–2017American artist and gay rights activist
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Famous people · Chanute
Gilbert Baker tops a list of 10 famous people born in Chanute
Most widely known is Gilbert Baker, the American artist and gay rights activist, with articles in 35 languages. Close behind are Jennifer Knapp and Grace Olive Wiley. The largest group, 5, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Half or more of the towns in Kansas have no one on record, but this one has 11.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Gilbert Baker
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Grace Olive Wiley
Youngest
1985
Steven Hill
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Chanute’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Chanute’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chanute
Counted by languages, Gilbert Baker is ahead of Jennifer Knapp and Grace Olive Wiley: 35, 9 and 7.
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What Chanute is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 3 people.
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Everyone else born in Chanute
7 more, from 1888 to 1985.
Armstead Otey Grubb
1903–1968American educator, librarian, and president of Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chanute 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 (5)
- Gilbert Baker: Gareth Watkins, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Knapp: David W. Crenshaw (Nolefan32 at en.wikipedia), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Lindblad: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Bideau: Mushkin., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons