#1Famous people · Middletown
17 famous people were born in Middletown from 1828 to 2007
Articles in 30 languages make the American photographer Spencer Tunick the best known. The next two names are Aaron Tveit and Bill Schindler. The largest group, 8, was born since 1970. 6 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Spencer Tunick
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
Anthony L. Knapp
Youngest
2007
Jacob Sanchez
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Middletown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Middletown’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 4.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Middletown
First, Spencer Tunick (30 languages), then Aaron Tveit (25) and Bill Schindler (13).
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What Middletown is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 1.9 times as common.
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Everyone else born in Middletown
Still to come: 14 more, from 1828 to 2007.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middletown 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 (5)
- Spencer Tunick: Itzuvit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Schindler: Chicago Auto Racing Association, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Sands: brendan-c on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Morris: shgmom56, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony L. Knapp: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons