#1Film, TV & Stage
Phyllis Diller
1917–2012American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist
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Famous people · Lima
Most of the 44 famous people born in Lima came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Phyllis Diller is the best known, with articles in 65 languages. From Clinton Woodbury Howard to Tanner Buchanan, the births on the list run from 1864 to 1998. The biggest group are athletes: 21. 10 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
44
notable people
Best known
Phyllis Diller
in 65 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Clinton Woodbury Howard
Youngest
1998
Tanner Buchanan
Most common field
Sports
21 people
What stands out about Lima’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Lima
All three are performers.
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#3Through the years
When Lima’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 6 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineBusinessFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lima is known for
Lima has 1.4× the usual share of performers.
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 Lima
41 more names, born between 1864 and 1987.
Orville O. Dull
1888–1978Director, assistant director, producer and production manager
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lima 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)
- Phyllis Diller: User:Brian Hamilton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Jagger: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanner Buchanan: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Jardine: Louise Palanker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Henderson: Pino alpino, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Roethlisberger: Joey Gannon from Pittsburgh, PA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Richie: Urashimataro, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen O'Connell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons