#1Faith
Joseph Sarsfield Glass
1874–1926American Roman Catholic Bishop of Salt Lake
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Famous people · Bushnell
8 famous people were born in Bushnell, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Joseph Sarsfield Glass, the American Roman Catholic Bishop of Salt lake, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. For every 10,000 residents the town has 29.9, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there. Over 72 years of births, the list goes from E. C. Mills (1873) to Dan K. Webb (1945). Fewer than a quarter of the 746 towns in Illinois with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Joseph Sarsfield Glass
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
E. C. Mills
Youngest
1945
Dan K. Webb
The best known
Born in Bushnell
Languages with an article: 8 for Joseph Sarsfield Glass, 7 for William C. Foster, 6 for Frank L. Hagaman.
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#3Politics & Law
Frank L. Hagaman
1894–1966Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Bushnell’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1880s, with 3 people born in that decade.
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Known for
What Bushnell is known for
Share of Bushnell’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Bushnell
A further 5 follow, born between 1873 and 1945.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bushnell 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 (7)
- Joseph Sarsfield Glass: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank L. Hagaman: Kansas State Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan K. Webb: Itslegalmania, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Sheely: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence K. Bronson: U.S. Navy photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. C. Mills: Edward C. Mills, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons