#1Famous people · Vermillion
15 famous people were born in Vermillion, more of them leaders than in most towns
Shawn Colvin, the American singer-songwriter, is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Second and third on the list are Kevin Brady and Rachael Bella. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 9 in all. Over 120 years of births, the list goes from Carl Gunderson (1864) to Rachael Bella (1984).
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Shawn Colvin
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Carl Gunderson
Youngest
1984
Rachael Bella
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Vermillion’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Vermillion is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2 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 Vermillion’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Vermillion
Shawn Colvin leads with articles in 22 languages, ahead of Kevin Brady (19) and Rachael Bella (16).
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Vermillion
Another 12, 5 of them leaders.
Doug Dickey
born 1932American football player, coach, athletic director, College Football Hall of Fame member
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Dan Lennon
1908–2002SportsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vermillion 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)
- Shawn Colvin: Charles Willgren at https://www.flickr.com/photos/charkes/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Brady: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Tiahrt: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Gunderson: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Dickey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bottum: josephbottum.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Ives: COD Newsroom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons