#1Politics & Law
Jean Stothert
born 1954Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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Famous people · Wood River
7 famous people call Wood River their birthplace
Jean Stothert is the best known, with articles in 6 languages. The American baseball player Ken Retzer ranks second, ahead of Dean Winslow. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 4 in all. From John Stoneham to Jean Stothert, the births on the list run from 1908 to 1954.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Jean Stothert
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
John Stoneham
Youngest
1954
Jean Stothert
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Wood River’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wood River’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wood River
The three are covered in 6, 6 and 5 languages: Jean Stothert, Ken Retzer and Dean Winslow.
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#3Science & Medicine
Dean Winslow
born 1953American physician and professor (born c. 1953)
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What Wood River is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2 times.
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Another 4, the earliest born in 1908.
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Close by, the fullest list is East Alton’s, at 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wood River 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 (7)
- Jean Stothert: Omayor2020, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Retzer: Robert Knudsen. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Winslow: Dean Winslow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachelle Aud Crowe: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Astroth: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gallatin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Walker: Macfadden Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons