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Famous people · Berlin
13 famous people were born in Berlin, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Most widely known is Earl Tupper, the American inventor, with articles in 17 languages. Michael Durant, the recipient of the Purple Heart medal, comes second, with Gaston Allaire third. Over 87 years of births, the list goes from James H. Horne (1874) to Michael Durant (1961). For every 10,000 residents there are 13.9 on the list, well above the typical New Hampshire town’s 5.8.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Earl Tupper
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
James H. Horne
Youngest
1961
Michael Durant
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Berlin
Earl Tupper leads with articles in 17 languages, ahead of Michael Durant (16) and Gaston Allaire (5).
#2Writing & Arts
Michael Durant
born 1961Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GA#3
Music
Gaston Allaire
1916–2011Canadian musicologist, organist, pianist, composer, and music educator of American birth
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Berlin’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Berlin is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Berlin
Of the other 10, 4 are athletes.
James H. Horne
1874–1959American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field coach, athletic director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berlin 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 (3)
- Michael Durant: (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan Neely), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Raum: Marc LaFoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sel Hannah: Ericshawwhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons