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Famous people · Veedersburg
Veedersburg is the birthplace of 3 famous people
At the top of the list is the American mycologist Lexemuel Ray Hesler, covered in 9 languages. Fred S. Purnell and Zelma Bogue follow. Over 8 years of births, the list goes from Zelma Bogue (1880) to Lexemuel Ray Hesler (1888). The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Lexemuel Ray Hesler
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Zelma Bogue
Youngest
1888
Lexemuel Ray Hesler
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Veedersburg
Leaders take two of the three places.
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What Veedersburg is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Veedersburg 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 (1)
- Fred S. Purnell: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons