#1Film, TV & Stage
MrBeast
born 1998American YouTuber, media personality and businessman
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Famous people · Wichita
Of the 34 famous people born in Wichita, an unusual share are performers
Best known of all is MrBeast, written about in 70 languages. Behind the leader come Kirstie Alley and Hattie McDaniel. 22 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Hattie McDaniel, born in 1893, the newest to Gradey Dick, born in 2003.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
MrBeast
in 70 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Hattie McDaniel
Youngest
2003
Gradey Dick
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Wichita’s famous people
A town of performersPerformers make up 9 of the 34, 2.8 times the usual share.Known worldwideMrBeast has a Wikipedia article in 70 languages.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2003, among 20 since 1950.A chosen home6 more notable people chose to live in Wichita, including Vera Miles.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Wichita is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 2.8 times.
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 Wichita
First, MrBeast (70 languages), then Kirstie Alley (65) and Hattie McDaniel (63).
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When Wichita’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 7 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wichita
Of the other 31, 10 are athletes.
Robert Gates
born 1943CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president
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Robert Ballard
born 1942United States Navy officer, oceanographer and underwater archaeologist
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Jay Bentley
born 1963Bassist and co-founding member of the punk rock group Bad Religion
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Dale Allison
born 1955American historian of Early Christianity and Christian theologian
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A chosen home
Also called Wichita home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Wichita, though born elsewhere.
Chase Koch
born 1977American businessman, venture capitalist, and President of Koch Disruptive Technologies
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wichita 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 (9)
- MrBeast: Tyren Redd, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirstie Alley: Kirstie Alley 1994.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Bad Randolph, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hattie McDaniel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gates: Monica King, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon L. Smith: Dstringer71, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Koch: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Ballard: Titanic Belfast, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vera Miles: General Electric Theater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Ukaoma: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons