#1Film, TV & Stage
Richard Thorpe
1896–1991American actor and film director
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Famous people · Hutchinson
Of the 34 famous people born in Hutchinson, an unusual share are performers
The best known is the American actor and film director Richard Thorpe, with articles in 29 languages. Dallas Bixler, the gymnast, comes second, with Kevin Yoder third. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 20 in all. Over 90 years of births, the list goes from Richard Thorpe (1896) to James Barnett (1986).
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Richard Thorpe
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Richard Thorpe
Youngest
1986
James Barnett
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
7 people
What stands out about Hutchinson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hutchinson is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Hutchinson’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hutchinson
Richard Thorpe has articles in 29 languages, Dallas Bixler in 15 and Kevin Yoder in 13.
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Everyone else born in Hutchinson
Of the other 31, 7 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hutchinson 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)
- Richard Thorpe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Yoder: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret St. Clair: Ziff-Davis Publishing / Margaret St. Clair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Heim: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aneta Corsaut: CBS Television-tag has been cropped or torn-the CBS eye logo remains in part for identification., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Keys: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Blaine: Chadwick Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Stucky: NEA photographer Jason Kindig, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons