#1Famous people · Van Wert
Most of the 17 famous people born in Van Wert came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Kory Lichtensteiger, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are John Randolph Spears and Walter Hinton. From John Randolph Spears to Kory Lichtensteiger, the births on the list run from 1850 to 1985. The biggest group are athletes: 8.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Kory Lichtensteiger
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
John Randolph Spears
Youngest
1985
Kory Lichtensteiger
Most common field
Sports
8 people
The best known
Born in Van Wert
Kory Lichtensteiger, John Randolph Spears and Walter Hinton are written about in 6, 5 and 5 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Van Wert’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1880s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitaryMusicScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Van Wert is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Van Wert 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 (7)
- Kory Lichtensteiger: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Randolph Spears: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Hinton: US passport application, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Crummey: flickr user dbking, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Leon: Matthew Seely (User:Imagesworthrepeating), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Lininger: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Scott Kemper: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons