RF#1
Famous people · Hull
Of the 7 famous people born in Hull, an unusual share are leaders
Articles in 11 languages make the American politician Randy Feenstra the best known. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 4 in all. Fewer than a quarter of the 441 towns in Iowa with famous people list more. From Wilmon Newell in 1878 to Randy Feenstra in 1969, the births cover 91 years.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Randy Feenstra
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
Wilmon Newell
Youngest
1969
Randy Feenstra
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Hull’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hull is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.4 times.
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 Hull
The three best known are all leaders.
#2Politics & Law
Alexander Grant Ruthven
1882–1971American herpetologist and president of the University of Michigan
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DA#3
Through the years
When Hull’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawNotableSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hull
Here are 4 more, born from 1878 to 1942.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Hull?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Hull’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hull 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 (3)
- Alexander Grant Ruthven: Unidentified (Michiganensian is the University of Michigan yearbook published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Earl Rowe: Arthur Roy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilmon Newell: Artist not known, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons