#1Film, TV & Stage
William Nigh
1881–1955American film director, writer and actor
15 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Berlin
Of the 12 famous people born in Berlin, an unusual share are leaders
Best known of all is William Nigh, written about in 15 languages. The American film director and screenwrigter Luther Reed ranks second, ahead of Andy Jorgensen. The largest group, 6, was born between 1920 and 1969. For every 10,000 residents the town has 21.6, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
William Nigh
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Katherine Davies Jones
Youngest
1976
Chris Greisen
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Berlin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Berlin is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Berlin
First, William Nigh (15 languages), then Luther Reed (10) and Andy Jorgensen (4).
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Luther Reed
1888–1961American film director and screenwrigter
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Berlin’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1880s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Berlin
The other 9 span the years 1860 to 1976.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Aurora’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berlin 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)
- William Nigh: Democracy Photoplay Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Jorgensen: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Olsen: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Solon J. Buck: National Archives and Records Administration. Original uploader was Pubdog at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James J. Carey: Robert Lucier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Davies Jones: Wilcox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Heaney: V. Fitzpatrick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons