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Famous people · Hamburg
Hamburg is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Carl Stimson, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The American trumpeter and bandleader Russ Case ranks second, ahead of Willard W. Millikan. The earliest on the list is Carl Stimson, born in 1894, and the youngest Zel Fischer, born in 1963. Only 108 of the 456 towns in Iowa with anyone on record list more.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Carl Stimson
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Carl Stimson
Youngest
1963
Zel Fischer
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Hamburg
Carl Stimson has articles in 2 languages, Russ Case in 2 and Willard W. Millikan in 2.
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Willard W. Millikan
1918–1978American flying ace during World War II
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Hamburg’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 2 births.
SportsMusicMilitaryPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hamburg is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hamburg
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamburg 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 (1)
- Willard W. Millikan: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons