#1Famous people · Polo
5 famous people call Polo their birthplace
Articles in 5 languages make the American economist George Peek the best known. Second place goes to the American plant pathologist George Perkins Clinton, third to Bob Bracken. In the age of mills and railroads, 5 were born, the most of any period. George Perkins Clinton, born in 1867, is the earliest name and Bob Bracken, born in 1885, the latest.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
George Peek
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
George Perkins Clinton
Youngest
1885
Bob Bracken
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Polo
Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
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Science & Medicine
George Perkins Clinton
1867–1937American plant pathologist
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Through the years
When Polo’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1870s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Science & MedicineSportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Polo is known for
Share of Polo’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Polo
The other 2 span the years 1877 to 1882.
Frank John Lonergan
1882–1961Politician and judge in the U.S. state of Oregon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Polo 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)
- George Peek: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank John Lonergan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons