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Famous people · Shawnee
Of the 34 famous people born in Shawnee, none is better known than Brad Pitt
147 languages have an article about the American actor Brad Pitt. The list has 1.6 times the usual share of performers, 5 in all. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 18 of them. From Bill Newashe to Creed Humphrey, the births on the list run from 1889 to 1999.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Brad Pitt
in 147 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Bill Newashe
Youngest
1999
Creed Humphrey
Most common field
Sports
14 people
What stands out about Shawnee’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Shawnee
Languages with an article: 147 for Brad Pitt, 43 for Gordon Cooper, 20 for Brad Henry.
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What Shawnee is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 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 Shawnee’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 7 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotableWriting & ArtsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Shawnee
31 more names, born between 1889 and 1999.
Charles W. Mooney Jr.
born 1947Professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shawnee 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)
- Gordon Cooper: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Henry: Drug Enforcement Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Cobb: Alfred T. Palmer, Farm Security Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Boren: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Beasley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Creed Humphrey: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brynne Edelsten: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Harlan Henry: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons