#1Famous people · Butler
45 famous people were born in Butler, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Bret Michaels, the American rock musician, is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. Second and third on the list are Big John Studd and Barbara Feldon. The first birth on record is Alfred Gilmore’s, in 1812, and the last Jake Hildebrand’s, in 1993. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 34.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
45
notable people
Best known
Bret Michaels
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1812
Alfred Gilmore
Youngest
1993
Jake Hildebrand
Most common field
Sports
19 people
What stands out about Butler’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Butler’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 7 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusinessNotableScience & MedicineMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Butler
Bret Michaels has articles in 33 languages, Big John Studd in 24 and Barbara Feldon in 21.
#1
#2Sports
Big John Studd
1948–1995American professional wrestler and actor
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#3Known for
What Butler is known for
Compared with the usual town, business people are the most over-represented field, at 2.6 times.
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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Everyone else born in Butler
Of the other 42, 18 are athletes.
Elizabeth Titzel Riefstahl
1889–1986American anthropologist and archaeologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Butler 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)
- Bret Michaels: Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Big John Studd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Feldon: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Chandler: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan W. Greenert: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michele McDonald: Associated Press Wire Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rae Sloan Bredin: Rae Sloan Bredin (dead 1933), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons