#1Famous people · Mason City
Gordon Buehrig tops a list of 2 famous people born in Mason City
Gordon Buehrig, the American designer, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. The only other name is the American baseball player Joe Sullivan. Born in 1904, Gordon Buehrig is the first name on record, and Joe Sullivan, born in 1910, the most recent. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Gordon Buehrig
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Gordon Buehrig
Youngest
1910
Joe Sullivan
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Mason City
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The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mason City 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)
- Gordon Buehrig: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Sullivan: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons