Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute, Indiana ranks 1,749th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mtskheta, Kaliningrad, and Izhevsk. Memorable people born in Terre Haute, Indiana include Theodore Dreiser, Scatman Crothers, and Mick Mars. Memorable people who died in Terre Haute, Indiana include Ellen Church. Terre Haute, Indiana has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many religious figures. Terre Haute, Indiana is located in United States.
Terre Haute is a city in, and the county seat of, Vigo County, Indiana, United States, about 5 miles (8 km) east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,389 and its metropolitan area had a population of 168,716. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1855 and 1951, Terre Haute, Indiana was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Theodore Dreiser, Scatman Crothers, and Mick Mars. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Terre Haute, Indiana including Ellen Church.
People Born in Terre Haute, Indiana
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Theodore Dreiser
WRITER
1871 - 1945
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 1
Scatman Crothers
ACTOR
1910 - 1986
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2
Mick Mars
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 3
Terry Dischinger
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 4
Eugene V. Debs
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1855 - 1926
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 5
Hubert Dreyfus
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 6
Bill Thompson
ACTOR
1913 - 1971
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 7
Greg Bell
ATHLETE
1930 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 8
Nancy Hollister
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 29.70
Rank: 9
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Terre Haute, Indiana were actors (2), writers (1), musicians (1), basketball players (1), and social activists (1), while most who died were religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Terre Haute, Indiana, including Mick Mars. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Terre Haute, Indiana, including Scatman Crothers, and Bill Thompson.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Terre Haute, Indiana since 1700.
