#1Famous people · La Harpe
6 famous people come from La Harpe, Olan Soule the best known
Most widely known is Olan Soule, the actor, with articles in 12 languages. Second and third on the list are Olive Oatman and John Fuhrer. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Only 164 of the 760 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Olan Soule
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Olive Oatman
Youngest
1918
Robert Bernard Martin
The best known
Born in La Harpe
Counted by languages, Olan Soule is ahead of Olive Oatman and John Fuhrer: 12, 12 and 3.
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#2Notable
Olive Oatman
1837–1903American living in Mormon, Tolkepaya, and Mohave societies after childhood kidnapping
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#3Through the years
When La Harpe’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
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What La Harpe is known for
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Everyone else born in La Harpe
3 more names, born between 1844 and 1918.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Harpe 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 (4)
- Olan Soule: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Oatman: Benjamin F. Powelson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fuhrer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ann Oatman: Baker Deb?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons