#1Sports
Ring Lardner
1885–1933American sportswriter, short story writer
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Famous people · Niles
Of the 15 famous people born in Niles, an unusual share are writers and artists
Best known of all is Ring Lardner, written about in 22 languages. Horace Elgin Dodge is second and John Francis Dodge third. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Ring Lardner
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
Royal R. Ingersoll
Youngest
1986
Joanna Beasley
Most common field
Writing & Arts
5 people
What stands out about Niles’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Niles is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 3.3 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 Niles’s famous people were born
The 1860s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsSportsBusinessNotableFilm, TV & StageMilitaryMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Niles
Languages with an article: 22 for Ring Lardner, 18 for Horace Elgin Dodge, 16 for John Francis Dodge.
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12 more names, born between 1847 and 1986.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Niles 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 (11)
- Ring Lardner: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Elgin Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Francis Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lottie Wilson Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal R. Ingersoll: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Schmidt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Bonine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Cinninger: jgullo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Minnie Ward Patterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard D. Hayden: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward L. Hamilton: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons