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Alden W. Clausen
1923–2013American businessman, President of the World Bank, 1981-1986
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Famous people · Hamilton
The 3 famous people born in Hamilton, led by Alden W. Clausen
Alden W. Clausen is the best known, with articles in 11 languages. The American professional baseball player John Brock ranks second, ahead of Mary Safford. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 11.1 for every 10,000 residents. From Mary Safford to Alden W. Clausen, the births on the list run from 1851 to 1923.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Alden W. Clausen
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
Mary Safford
Youngest
1923
Alden W. Clausen
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Hamilton
First, Alden W. Clausen (11 languages), then John Brock (3) and Mary Safford (2).
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamilton 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 (2)
- Mary Safford: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad Nagel: film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons