#1Famous people · Council
9 famous people from Council, many of them leaders
James Rainwater, the American physicist, is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. Second and third on the list are Larry Craig and Matt Paradis. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. Born in 1917, James Rainwater is the first name on record, and Matt Paradis, born in 1989, the most recent.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
James Rainwater
in 65 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
James Rainwater
Youngest
1989
Matt Paradis
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Council’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Council is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3.2 times.
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The best known
Born in Council
Ranked by languages covered: James Rainwater with 65, then Larry Craig with 30 and Matt Paradis with 8.
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#3Through the years
When Council’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Everyone else born in Council
The rest number 6, with 5 leaders among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Council 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)
- James Rainwater: Keystone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Craig: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Paradis: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons