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Famous people · Tuscola
Most of the 9 famous people born in Tuscola came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Gertrude Sawyer, the American architect, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 18.7 for every 10,000 residents. The earliest on the list is Helen Bertram, born in 1865, and the youngest Fred Wakefield, born in 1978. Only 124 of the 747 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Gertrude Sawyer
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Helen Bertram
Youngest
1978
Fred Wakefield
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Tuscola
Ranked by languages covered: Gertrude Sawyer with 7, then T. Gilbert Pearson with 6 and Fred Ernst Busbey with 5.
#2
#3Politics & Law
Fred Ernst Busbey
1895–1966Politician and United States Army soldier
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Tuscola’s famous people were born
The 1890s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Science & MedicinePolitics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Tuscola is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 2.
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 Tuscola
6 more, from 1865 to 1978.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tuscola 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)
- T. Gilbert Pearson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Ernst Busbey: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Bertram: Studio of Aimé Dupont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Wakefield: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons