GF#1
Famous people · West Point
3 famous people were born in West Point
Most widely known is Gene Fraise, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Imogene King and Arthur Emanuel Hertzler. Gene Fraise, born in 1932, is the youngest, and Arthur Emanuel Hertzler, born in 1870, the first on record. No town in Iowa lists more than Waterloo, with 61.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Gene Fraise
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Arthur Emanuel Hertzler
Youngest
1932
Gene Fraise
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in West Point
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
IK#2
Science & Medicine
Imogene King
1923–2007American nurse and nursing theorist
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Science & Medicine
Arthur Emanuel Hertzler
1870–1946American physician
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Point 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)
- Arthur Emanuel Hertzler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons