#1Writing & Arts
William Inge
1913–1973American playwright and novelist
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Famous people · Independence
Performers stand out among the 24 famous people born in Independence
Articles in 32 languages make the American playwright and novelist William Inge the best known. Gerry Bamman, the American actor, comes second, with Derek Schmidt third. The largest group, 11, was born between 1920 and 1969. Half or more of the towns in Kansas have no one on record, but this one has 28.5 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
William Inge
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
Delle Miller
Youngest
1976
Chris Thompson
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
6 people
What stands out about Independence’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Independence is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.6 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 Independence’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 4.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Independence
The three are covered in 32, 20 and 14 languages: William Inge, Gerry Bamman and Derek Schmidt.
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Everyone else born in Independence
The rest number 21, with 5 performers among them.
Taylor Armstrong
born 1971American businesswoman, philanthropist and television personality
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Independence 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)
- William Inge: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerry Bamman: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Schmidt: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Foster: Willis Kent Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gareth Porter: RT America, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Armstrong: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Howard de Liagre: J. Walter Thompson, ad agency for Kraft, the show sponsor. Photo by "Bruno of Hollywood", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wadsworth Hodkinson: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons