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Famous people · Evansville

3 famous people were born in Evansville

Articles in 2 languages make the American baseball player Dick Lowe the best known. Behind the leader come Marion Clinch Calkins and Stan Sperry. Next door, Union lists one, Burr W. Jones. From Dick Lowe to Stan Sperry, the births on the list run from 1854 to 1914.

Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Dick Lowe
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
Dick Lowe
Youngest
1914
Stan Sperry
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Evansville

Two of the three are athletes.

DL#1
Sports

Dick Lowe

1854–1922

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MC#2
Writing & Arts

Marion Clinch Calkins

1895–1968

American poet

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SS#3
Sports

Stan Sperry

1914–1962

Major League Baseball second baseman

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

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Close by, the fullest list is Union’s: one name.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Evansville 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.