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Famous people · Watseka
13 famous people were born in Watseka, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is P. C. Cast, the American writer, with articles in 21 languages. Born in 1866, Henry Bacon is the first name on record, and Curtis Painter, born in 1985, the most recent. The biggest group are leaders: 4. For every 10,000 residents the town has 27.2, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
P. C. Cast
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Henry Bacon
Youngest
1985
Curtis Painter
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Watseka’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Watseka’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageSportsNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Watseka
First, P. C. Cast (21 languages), then Henry Bacon (15) and Rex Everhart (15).
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What Watseka is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Watseka
Another 10, the earliest born in 1893.
Mary Margaret Whipple
born 1940Democrat politician from Northern Virginia, US
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Watseka 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 (5)
- Rex Everhart: photographer-Eileen Darby/Graphic House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fern Andra: Verl. Herm. Leiser, Berlin-Wilm. / Phot. Gerlach Nr. 300, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vaughn Walker: Sam Attal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Painter: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell P. Kay: Alaska State Legislature, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons